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From: "Tones" <slick@yaroze2000.freeserve.co.uk>
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Subject: Randomizer problem
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 13:25:58 +0100
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Hi,

Probably not the correct newsgroup to go through, but as it seems to be one
of the most frequented, so  I figured I'd post here.

Basically, I am having problems with the rand() function in C.  Numerous
manuals state that this routine returns a value between 0 and RAND_MAX.  Not
a problem in itself, but how do I set RAND_MAX ?

For example, I would like to obtain a totally random value between 0-320.
However, to do this I need to set the maximum value I would like.  From my
understanding of other languages, normally a rand fuction returns a value
like 0.78283929 - which you would multipy by your maximum number to obtain a
value between that range.  How on earth do you do it in C ?

Any help greatly appreciated,

Cheers!

Tones 8)