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Date:      Fri, 23 Nov 2001 14:26:16 +1100
From:      Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org>
To:        Andre` Niel Cameron <AndreC@Axxs.net>
Cc:        free bsd <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, cgi-list@jann.com, beginners-cgi@perl.org
Subject:   Re: Quick question
Message-ID:  <20011123142616.D58388@k7.mavetju.org>
In-Reply-To: <034601c173cb$8edfee00$a50410ac@olmct.net>; from AndreC@Axxs.net on Thu, Nov 22, 2001 at 10:04:24PM -0500
References:  <034601c173cb$8edfee00$a50410ac@olmct.net>

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On Thu, Nov 22, 2001 at 10:04:24PM -0500, Andre` Niel Cameron wrote:
> Anyone know how to get a whole random number in perl?
> 
> rand(18) always gives decimals I need just like 12 or 7 anyone know?

Multiply it by the maximum number you want, for example if you want
something between [1,20] you do int(rand()*20 + 1)

Edwin, wondering if you couldn't have sent it to just one mailing-list.

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