Re: random number between x and y

2003-09-20 Thread John W. Krahn
Dan wrote: > > how is it possible to get a random number between x and y? in know > int(rand(10)) returns an integer between 0 and 9, but how do i get it so > that i can get a random integer say between 5 and 10 inclusive? You want a random integer from the set ( 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ).

Re: random number between x and y

2003-09-20 Thread Daniel Staal
--On Saturday, September 20, 2003 20:58 +0100 dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: how is it possible to get a random number between x and y? in know int(rand(10)) returns an integer between 0 and 9, but how do i get it so that i can get a random integer say between 5 and 10 inclusive? How

Re: random number between x and y

2003-09-20 Thread George Schlossnagle
sub rand_range { my ($x, $y) = @_; return int(rand($y - $x)) + $x; } On Saturday, September 20, 2003, at 03:58 PM, dan wrote: how is it possible to get a random number between x and y? in know int(rand(10)) returns an integer between 0 and 9, but how do i get it so that i can

Re: random number between x and y

2003-09-20 Thread J Adam Latham
This should work ... #!/usr/bin/perl -w my $num = int (rand(10) +1); if ($num >= 5 and $num <= 10) { print "$num\n"; } else { print "Sorry ... \n"; } Hope that helps ... Adam On Saturday 20 September 2003 12:58 pm, dan wrote: : how is it possible to g

random number between x and y

2003-09-20 Thread dan
how is it possible to get a random number between x and y? in know int(rand(10)) returns an integer between 0 and 9, but how do i get it so that i can get a random integer say between 5 and 10 inclusive? many thanks dan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e