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Random problem #364676
03/19/11 21:56
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Hello, how to create a function to take 2 variables min & max values and return a random number between them?
It looks easy but i dont know why at the moment my mind cant figure it out maybe i need rest? Thanx

Re: Random problem [Re: romin2011] #364690
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Code:
fixed my_random(fixed min,fixed max)
{
	return min + random(max - min);
}




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Re: Random problem [Re: Uhrwerk] #364750
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hey thanx Uhwerk it works wink

Re: Random problem [Re: romin2011] #364752
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Mist, to late...



Re: Random problem [Re: Random] #364867
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It might be important to mention that the value it returns isn't really random - for example, the first time I run random(10000) after starting the engine, it returns 8743.

Re: Random problem [Re: TehV] #364868
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Yes, of course. "Random" numbers are never really random. If you want to avoid getting the same random numbers every time you start the engine you can use random_seed for this purpose.


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