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- Subject: Control seed in @rand of Lotus 1-2-3?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.193100.1392@altair.selu.edu>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 19:30:59 -0600
- Organization: Southeastern Louisiana University
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- Hi:
-
- The @rand function in Lotus 1-2-3 generates numbers such that 0 <
- x < 1. Is there a way to set the beginning seed to a value? The
- purpose is to aid in debugging simulations by getting the same set
- of random numbers each time. I could use the same set of random
- numbers by putting all of them in the spreadsheet, but I would
- rather generate the same set of random numbers each time. The
- number of random numbers I am using does not lend itself to storing
- them.
-
- Thanks,
-
- Tom
-