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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> -----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 -->
> >
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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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