This should work ... #!/usr/bin/perl -w
my $num = int (rand(10) +1); if ($num >= 5 and $num <= 10) { print "$num\n"; } else { print "Sorry ... \n"; } Hope that helps ... Adam On Saturday 20 September 2003 12:58 pm, dan wrote: : how is it possible to get a random number between x and y? in know : int(rand(10)) returns an integer between 0 and 9, but how do i get it so : that i can get a random integer say between 5 and 10 inclusive? : : many thanks : : dan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]