Neener neener (my toungue sticks out and makes a strange noise as the air flows over
it).
If you weren't my girlfriend..... lol
----mark
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chapman, Katrina [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 10:37 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [CF-Talk] Random Images-Resources for Information?
>
>
> This wouldn't really be random. It would ensure that the same number
> doesn't come up two times in a row, but that's not random.
>
> According to m-w.com random (as an adjective, which is how we're using it)
> is "being or relating to a set or to an element of a set each of whose
> elements has equal probability of occurrence"
>
> The key words here being "equal probability of occurrence". By
> putting that
> number in a list you make that numbers chance of beign used 0. Therefore
> the next number is no longer random.
>
> I'm not saying that your solution isn't what this person needs but the
> number isn't completely random. Just like Jim McAtee said you have the
> chance of one number coming up ten, a hundred, even a thousand times in a
> row. Is it likely that will happen? No, but it could. The
> smaller the set
> of numbers to choose from the more likely that is to happen.
> It's the same
> as you were taught in school when you learned averages. Just because you
> flip a quarter 100 times doesn't mean you'll get 50 heads and 50
> tails. Try
> it.
>
> --K
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Warrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 4:14 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: [CF-Talk] Random Images-Resources for Information?
> >
> >
> > Les,
> >
> > There's no reason why it would not other than the law of
> > averages itself. Perhaps the gods don't like all the numbers
> > on your machine.
> >
> > Forget about it. You've got a solution.
> >
> > ---mark
> >
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> > Mark Warrick
> > Phone: (714) 547-5386
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> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Les Mizzell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 2:28 AM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: RE: [CF-Talk] Random Images-Resources for Information?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks - will try this and see what happens.
> > >
> > > What nobody has told me yet though...is WHY *DOESN'T* "<cfparam
> > > name="imageswap" default="#randrange(1,7)#">" return 1
> > through 7 randomly?
> > >
> > > Les Mizzell
> > > ***********
> > > Some people say I'm too apathetic.
> > > But why should I care?
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Mark Warrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 2:26 AM
> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Subject: RE: [CF-Talk] Random Images-Resources for Information?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Les,
> > > >
> > > > Forget what you've heard about randrange not really being random.
> > > > The following piece of code GUARANTEES that the number
> > WILL be random.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > <!-- begin -->
> > > >
> > > > <cfapplication name="randrange" clientmanagement="Yes"
> > > > sessionmanagement="Yes" setclientcookies="Yes"
> > clientstorage="Registry">
> > > >
> > > > <cfparam name="session.randrangelist" default="">
> > > >
> > > > <cfset newnum = RandRange(1,7)>
> > > >
> > > > <cfloop condition="session.randrangelist contains newnum">
> > > > <cfset newnum = RandRange(1,7)>
> > > > </cfloop>
> > > >
> > > > <cfset session.randrangelist =
> > > > "#ListAppend(session.randrangelist, newnum)#">
> > > >
> > > > <cfoutput>
> > > > List: #session.randrangelist#<br>
> > > > Current Random Number: #newnum#
> > > > </cfoutput>
> > > >
> > > > <cfif ListLen(session.randrangelist) gt 6>
> > > > <cfset session.randrangelist = "">
> > > > </cfif>
> > > > <!-- end -->
> > > >
> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > Mark Warrick
> > > > Phone: (714) 547-5386
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> > > > Personal Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Les Mizzell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 9:14 PM
> > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > Subject: RE: [CF-Talk] Random Images-Resources for Information?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Well, in the process of trying to further understand
> > the random image
> > > > > question, I've haven't been able to find much
> > information on random
> > > > > functions at all.
> > > > >
> > > > > "Mastering Cold Fusion 4" doesn't even mention it
> > > > > "Cold Fusion 4.0" Web Application Construction Kit (Forta)
> > > mentions the
> > > > > tags, but doesn't really give any insight into the use
> > > > > Nothing on the Allaire site except the product documentation
> > > > >
> > > > > ....anybody want to point me towards a good source?
> > > > > Why isn't "randrange(1,7)" really all that random?
> > > > >
> > > > > Les Mizzell
> > > > > ***********
> > > > > Some people say I'm too apathetic.
> > > > > But why should I care?
> > > > >
> > > > >
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