def allowed_chars
output = []
output += ('A'..'Z').to_a
output += ('0'..'9').to_a
end
def random_text( length )
output = ""
allowed = allowed_chars()
length.times do
output << allowed[ rand( allowed.length ) ]
end
output
end
all done with functionality to easily add/remove chars from your set of allowed.
hope that helps.
j.
On 10/4/05, Winston, Phyllis H <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Alan Richardson has an excel spreadsheet using visual basic macros for
data generation:
http://www.compendiumdev.co.uk/testdata/index.php
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris McMahon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 6:33 PM
To: wtr-general@rubyforge.org
Subject: [Wtr-general] OT: generate random text?
Hi...
I want to generate some random text for test purposes. "rand" doesn't
seem to DWIM. Say, to pick an arbitrary letter from the uppercase
range A to Z.
[A-Z].rand
[A..Z].rand
seems right, but isn't.
-Chris
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