Re: Random Number Generator -- MIDRANGE-L

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From: Debbie Panco <dpanco43@ix.netcom.com>

> Rob,
>   Nope, not looking for a random key to a file.  Just a way of assigning
> a random pin number to an individual/account.

get time of day hh:mm:ss
compute x = 12345 + hh * 3600 + ss * 60 + mm 
compute z = x * x

this gives a ten-digit number z.
pin(1) = z.digit(6)
pin(2) = z.digit(4)
pin(3) = z.digit(5)
pin(4) = z.digit(7)




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