this will give you a random number of 0 or 1. Just substitue the 1 for the
number range you want.
Note: I have found that the lowest and highest numbers do not appear to
have the same randomness weighting as the middle range, probably due to the
sprintf rounding, so add two to the range you want and disregard the lowest
and highest returned.
#!usr/bin/perl
srand;
for($x=0; $x<20; $x++)
{
$holdRand=sprintf("%.0f", rand(1));
print"\n$holdRand";
}
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Sent: Friday, November 23, 2001 3:04 AM
Subject: Quick question
> Hi,
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> Anyone know how to get a whole random number in perl?
>
> rand(18) always gives decimals I need just like 12 or 7 anyone know?
>
> Regards,
> Andre` C.
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