Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 14:10:23 -0500 From: "Gerald T. Freymann" <freymann@scaryg.shacknet.nu> To: "Andre` Niel Cameron" <AndreC@Axxs.net>, "free bsd" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Perl Question Message-ID: <026001c16bad$ae034a50$0f01a8c0@phantom> References: <00b801c16baa$6f4bde60$a50410ac@olmct.net>
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> Anyone know how to generate a random number in perl so I can stick it in a > variable? How about: $myvar = rand(10); where 10 is the highest number to use, so $myvar would come back as a random number between 0 and 10. OR: $myvar = srand(value); srand accepts an integer value as an arguement; if no arguement is supplied, srand calls the time function and uses its return value as the random-number seed. gf To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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