I have debug code in the script that prints out the name if it's a duplicate. I know I can use another method to make file names but rand was what was convenient at the time so that's not really the issue. This should be regarded as a pure perl problem removed from practical considerations. I haven't verified by hand whether the precise order is identical. But even if the precise order is off there is still a problem. Spitting out the same 10 numbers next to each other still qualifies as a problem. Still waiting for anyone from ActiveState to comment on this aspect of it.
At 10:34 AM 12/2/2005 -0500, Ken Cornetet wrote: >What makes you think the same sequence repeats? The existence of like >named files does not imply they were generated in the same sequence. > >Lets say that on one day rand() produced the sequence >a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j. The next day it might produce the sequence >c,h,a,e,g,b,i,d,f,j. This would not be the same sequence, but would >still boggle your name generator. -- REMEMBER THE WORLD TRADE CENTER ---=< WTC 911 >=-- "...ne cede malis" 00000100 _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list Perl-Win32-Users@listserv.ActiveState.com To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
