RE: Random Number generator -- MIDRANGE-L

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> Try this ILE RPG code.  It uses the CEERAN0 API.  If you want a 5 digit
> random number simply call this program passing in a valuie of 10000 for
> MINNBR and 99999 for MAXNBR and it will pass back to you the RNDNBR.

You'll find that you're missing some numbers (the 0nnnn ones) that way.
Ask it for a MINNBR = 1 and MAXNBR = 100000, then MOVE it into a 5 place
field to get an even spread.


Peter H. Coffin
phcoffin@us.ibm.com
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