RE: How to retrieve a random number in COBOL/CL/API call

["Ray Harris" <rharris@xxxxxxxxxx>]

There is nothing.  There is a thread in the News-400 Cobol site (which I
moderate) which was last updated 11/7/2000 and it has the source for a
couple of Cobol random number generators--one of which requires ILE Cobol
and one does not.

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:owner-cobol400-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Masters, Tom
> [ETD/STL]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 8:37 AM
> To: 'COBOL400-L@midrange.com'
> Subject: How to retrieve a random number in COBOL/CL/API call
>
>
> Is there a function somewhere in OS/400 to call which will return a random
> number?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom Masters
> Mgr. Information Systems
> Emerson Transportation Division
> (314) 506-2380 (Voice)
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> Tom.Masters@emersontransportation.com
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