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RANDOM(low,high)
| RANDOM | Returns random integer. |
| low | A numeric constant, variable, or expression for the lower boundary of the range. |
| high | A numeric constant, variable, or expression for the upper boundary of the range. |
The RANDOM procedure returns a random integer between the low and high values, inclusively. The low and high parameters may be any numeric expression, but only their integer portion is used for the inclusive range.
Return Data Type: LONG
Example:
Num BYTE,DIM(49)
LottoNbr BYTE,DIM(6)
CODE
CLEAR(Num)
CLEAR(LottoNbr)
LOOP X# = 1 TO 6
LottoNbr[X#] = RANDOM(1,49) !Pick numbers for Lotto
IF NOT Num[LottoNbr[X#]]
Num[LottoNbr[X#]] = 1
ELSE
X# -= 1
END
END