Re: Random number in VARPG

["Booth Martin" <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

VARPG has a timer part.  Perhaps you could use the timer?  The timer sample
has a bouncing VARPG, but if you made that an image and he clicked the image
to get a new question....  Then use the timer value???  I think the timer
value is 1000 ticks per second. 
 
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Booth Martin
http://www.martinvt.com
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From: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Date: 03/10/05 06:29:22
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Random number in VARPG
 
Hi group,
 
I'm working on a personal project, my first experiment with VisualAge RPG.
 
My intention is to make a flash-card program that my son can use to train
his multiplication & division tables.
 
As I don't have an iSeries at home, it has to be completely PC-based.
 
The problem I'm encountering is that I need to randomize the array with
questions, and I have no clue as to how to start this.
 
I tried including the microsecond part of the timestamp into the array and
sorting by that, but the program is so fast that there are only 3 distinct
values over 220 elements...
 
On the iSeries, I know I can call an API or the rand() function from
QC2LE, but is there an equivalent available from VARPG?
 
Or can anybody give me a clue as to how to write a pseudo-random number
generating procedure?
 
Thanks in advance,
 
Peter Colpaert
Application Developer
Massive - Kontich, Belgium
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