From: "Jo Voordeckers" <Jo DOT Voordeckers AT village DOT uunet DOT be>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Using random numbers and Allegro
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1998 20:08:41 +0200
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Hi,

I'm trying to use 2 random numbers to put a sprite at a random place on the
screen, but the way I do it, it allways puts it on the same spot, I'm using
the DJGPP function
random() to get a random number but I use it this way to get the number to
be a maximum of 479 for x (respectively 399 for the y-value), well it's
kinda complicated to explain, I'm using this virtual screen (480x400 in
MODE-X 320x240) and use
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    x=fmod(random(),480);
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to get the appropriet x-value but it seems to allways give the same number
(I  use the same way to calculate the y-value)
I think it somehow has something to do with Allegro initializing stuff like
the timer-interrupt and such, I dunno actually...Can somebody tell me how to
do it right/faster/better?

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