From: "Stefan Viljoen" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: Random numbers? Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1999 07:06:27 +0200 Organization: The South African Internet Exchange Lines: 19 Message-ID: <82ndpi$sll$4@ctb-nnrp1.saix.net> References: <384F1689 DOT B435CCDF AT localnet DOT com> NNTP-Posting-Host: pc36-01-p54.nt.saix.net X-Trace: ctb-nnrp1.saix.net 944716402 29365 155.239.194.54 (9 Dec 1999 05:13:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse AT saix DOT net NNTP-Posting-Date: 9 Dec 1999 05:13:22 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Mark Simmons wrote in message news:384F1689 DOT B435CCDF AT localnet DOT com... > How do I get a number that will be psuedo random? time(null) % max > doesn't work because the numbers need to be read in quick succession and > it simply produces a 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9...0,1,2.... etc. pattern.. So, > how do I get a number that seems sort of random with a variable max? How about using a faster running timer to seed the generator...? -- This message courtesy of RylanNet rylan AT intekom DOT co DOT za http://home.intekom.com/rylan/ -- StarWars for ever!.