Re: Random letter and/or number
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 38290
interpreted = N
texte = Thanks everyone for two good suggestions. I will try them both :)-- Stuart TremainIDFK Web Developmentsstuart@idfk.com.au101/12 Waters RdNeutral Bay 2089AustraliaPhone +612 9908 2134On Thursday, 30 August 2001, John Peacock
wrote:>Stuart Tremain wrote:>> >> I am familiar with the [random] tag, but is there a method>for creating a random alphanumeric sequence such as:>> >> g39hys>> >> To be used for randomly generated passwords etc?>>Note, that random generation does not preclude simple returns, i.e.>AAAAA, etc. Nor does it preclude the same response returned a finite>number of times.>>You could use the [encrypt method=APOP] context on some other value, >like part of their username. This will have all appearances of a >random collection of characters. This will return more characters >that you will probably want to use, so just use [middle] to get a >chunk out of the middle (you can even use [random] to choose which>substring to get). Try something like this:>>[text show=F]encrypt_val=[encrypt method=APOP&seed=abcdef]john>peacock[/encrypt][/text]>[math show=F]start=ceil(26*(1-[random]/100))[/math]>Your Password = [getchars>start=[start]&end=[math]start+6[/math]][encrypt_val][/getchars]>>>HTH>>John>>-->John Peacock>Director of Information Research and Technology>Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group>4720 Boston Way>Lanham, MD 20706>301-459-3366 x.5010>fax 301-429-5747>>------------------------------------------------------------->This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/>-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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Thanks everyone for two good suggestions. I will try them both :)-- Stuart TremainIDFK Web Developmentsstuart@idfk.com.au101/12 Waters RdNeutral Bay 2089AustraliaPhone +612 9908 2134On Thursday, 30 August 2001, John Peacock wrote:>Stuart Tremain wrote:>> >> I am familiar with the [random] tag, but is there a method>for creating a random alphanumeric sequence such as:>> >> g39hys>> >> To be used for randomly generated passwords etc?>>Note, that random generation does not preclude simple returns, i.e.>AAAAA, etc. Nor does it preclude the same response returned a finite>number of times.>>You could use the [encrypt method=APOP] context on some other value, >like part of their username. This will have all appearances of a >random collection of characters. This will return more characters >that you will probably want to use, so just use [middle] to get a >chunk out of the middle (you can even use [random] to choose which>substring to get). Try something like this:>>[text show=F]encrypt_val=[encrypt method=APOP&seed=abcdef]john>peacock[/encrypt][/text]>[math show=F]start=ceil(26*(1-[random]/100))[/math]>Your Password = [getchars>start=[start]&end=[math]start+6[/math]][encrypt_val][/getchars]>>>HTH>>John>>-->John Peacock>Director of Information Research and Technology>Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group>4720 Boston Way>Lanham, MD 20706>301-459-3366 x.5010>fax 301-429-5747>>------------------------------------------------------------->This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/>-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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