Re: random prob
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 50394
interpreted = N
texte = on 5/15/2003 11:06 am, Ron Ceballos at ron@specsimple.com so noted...> i'm having a bit of trouble with this code -- for the life of me i can't get > it to truly give me unique, random numbers, it always duplicates 2 values > > i've been working on it for quite a long time - please help.It sounds like you want a fixed set of numbers, in random order. I've probably read the problem entirely wrong. : )If so, you can create a list and shuffle its contents. I used text variables, but you could use an array if you're on the 5.0 bus.In this example, you'd set the value for [totalNumbers] to the number of SWF files in your selected folder. [text]totalNumbers=30[/text][loop start=1&end=[totalNumbers]] [text]number[index]=[index][/text] [/loop][loop start=1&end=[totalNumbers]] [math show=F]pick=floor([random format=float]*[totalNumbers])+1[/math] [text]temp=[text]number[index][/text][/text] [text]number[index]=[text]number[pick][/text][/text] [text]number[pick]=[temp][/text] [/loop][loop start=1&end=[totalNumbers]] [index]: [text]number[index][/text]
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on 5/15/2003 11:06 am, Ron Ceballos at ron@specsimple.com so noted...> i'm having a bit of trouble with this code -- for the life of me i can't get > it to truly give me unique, random numbers, it always duplicates 2 values > > i've been working on it for quite a long time - please help.It sounds like you want a fixed set of numbers, in random order. I've probably read the problem entirely wrong. : )If so, you can create a list and shuffle its contents. I used text variables, but you could use an array if you're on the 5.0 bus.In this example, you'd set the value for [totalNumbers] to the number of SWF files in your selected folder. [text]totalNumbers=30[/text][loop start=1&end=[totalNumbers]] [text]number[index]=[index][/text] [/loop][loop start=1&end=[totalNumbers]] [math show=F]pick=floor([random format=float]*[totalNumbers])+1[/math] [text]temp=[text]number[index][/text][/text] [text]number[index]=[text]number[pick][/text][/text] [text]number[pick]=[temp][/text] [/loop][loop start=1&end=[totalNumbers]] [index]: [text]number[index][/text]
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