howa wrote:
Hi,
Hello,
I want to have a max range of rand function, so I use my $rnd = rand(4294967295) ; However, is it safe to use so, e.g. in 32 bit system?
rand() returns a floating point number that is based on RANDBITS and not the size of the CPU registers, so to see how many bits rand() uses run this on the command line:
perl -V:randbits On my 32 bit computer I have 48 RANDBITS. John -- Perl isn't a toolbox, but a small machine shop where you can special-order certain sorts of tools at low cost and in short order. -- Larry Wall -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
