Re: Re: random generator

um, yes, but that adds more delay to AutoIt. which it doesn't need.
Why not make an optional function to reinitialize it?
Thanks,
Tyler Littlefield.
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: valery_vi 
  To: [email protected] 
  Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 11:19 PM
  Subject: [AutoIt] Re: random generator


  > Each time the script is started, the random number generator is 
  > being initialized from the clock. So any two scripts that are 
  > started within the same second will generate the same pseudo-random 
  > number sequence. 

  Thus, you have to add one call of func sleep() before first line of
  script to create different random numbers by the same script:

  sleep(1003)

  Valery

  --- In [email protected], David Nuttall <danuttall@...> wrote:
  >
  > Ok, here is what is happening. I should know; I am the guy to put
  the random
  > number generator in AutoIt.
  > 
  > Each time the script is started, the random number generator is being
  > initialized from the clock. So any two scripts that are started
  within the
  > same second will generate the same pseudo-random number sequence. A
  way around
  > this is to have the same script generate many numbers; each will be
  different,
  > or use a more precise timer to initialize the random number
  generator. Check
  > the docs for Random, specifically initializing/resetting the generator.
  > 
  > David "Nutster" Nuttall
  > 
  > 
  > > From: Simon Jaeger 
  > > To: [email protected] 
  > > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 6:08 PM
  > > Subject: [AutoIt] random generator
  > > 
  > > Hello,
  > > 
  > > I used a random number script that defined a random variable,
  waited 15
  > > seconds and then wrote it to a file. I had a very interesting
  result when I
  > > held down enter for a few seconds. Here is the code, then the results
  > > 
  > > code
  > > #NoTrayIcon
  > > $number=random(1,999999,0)
  > > sleep(15000)
  > > FileWrite("random.txt",$number&@crlf)
  > > beep(1000,25)
  > > 
  > > now the results
  > > <removed, but a lot of the same number showing up each time.>
  > >
  > > notice, a 14 digit number. What are the odds of that coming out
  the same
  > > way more than 20 times. I was hoping someone could explain this to
  me. Are
  > > the scripts interfering with each other somehow, using the same
  memory space
  > > or something?
  > > 
  > > Simon
  > 
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