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  2. From: Sensarn <txs53132@bayou.uh.edu>
  3. Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
  4. Subject: Re: QUESTION:Random Numbers, etc
  5. Date: 26 Feb 1996 00:57:32 GMT
  6. Organization: AEtna Insurance Agency
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  15. The actual BASIC formula (figured this one out myself) is:
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  17. INT(RND*(MAX-MIN+1)+MIN)
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  19. The TC++ 3.1 function random() can be used to generate a similar effect:
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  21. random(max-min+1)+min;
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  23. Hope VC++ has random()!
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  27. Steven Sensarn -- txs53132@bayou.uh.edu
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