Eric Mosley wrote: > Whats the best way to seed the random number generator on Win2000? If you're using a Perl version 5.004 or later, nothing. rand() calls srand() automatically the first time it's used, supplying "a semi-random value supplied by the kernel (if it supports the /dev/urandom device) or based on the current time and process ID, among other things". I'd say that's pretty good without trying to come up with a decent srand() seed yourself. Cheers, Philip -- Philip Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> All opinions are my own, not my employer's. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/listinfo/perl-win32-users
