On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, Nils Raschke wrote:
> The function sysRandom() don�t allow to specify a range or an upper limit
> (the highest possible number is defined in sysRandomMax, but I don�t think I
> should change there anything).
thats what the function is for, check the API programmer reference:
===
SysRandom
---------
Purpose: Return a random number anywhere from 0 to sysRandomMax
Prototype: Int16 SysRandom(Int32 newSeed);
Parameters: newSeed new seed value, or 0 to use existing seed
Result: returns a random number.
===
so...
val = (SysRandom(0) % 10); will give a number between 0..9 (inc)
what gets me is that if it returns a number between 0 and sysRandomMax
and if sysRandomMax is 32767 - why is it returning an Int16 and not an
UInt16 :) [something for palm guys to figure out]
> Or, do I have to trim the value that I get from sysRandom() to my needs (if
> so, in what header file I have to look to get the functions to get just the
> first unit (numbers 0-9) of a number)?
call SysRandom(TimGetTicks()); to initialize the seeding value :)
its good to use the current ticks, means you'll have a unique random
pattern every time [theoretically] :)!
there has also been discussions here about how random SysRandom()
really is.. you can dig up some archive threads to see the discussion.
was around 9 to 12 months ago (maybe longer)
// az "argh, get back to work boy [telling self]"
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