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When a random file is not found then what?

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  When a random file is not found then what? richard <noreply@example.com> - 2014-03-07 22:22 -0500
    Re: When a random file is not found then what? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-03-07 22:56 -0500
    Re: When a random file is not found then what? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-03-08 04:03 +0000
      Re: When a random file is not found then what? richard <noreply@example.com> - 2014-03-08 08:47 -0500
      Re: When a random file is not found then what? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2014-03-08 09:16 -0500

#13087 — When a random file is not found then what?

I want to set up a routine so that when a file does not exist, another file
is selected.

1) select the year randomly.
2) selectt one of 100 numbers.
3) combine the pair.
4) locate file and play.
5) if file does not exist, do it again until one is found.

My thinking is, create an array of file names.
Then cycle through that until a match is found.

Any other ways?

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#13088

On 3/7/2014 10:22 PM, richard wrote:
> I want to set up a routine so that when a file does not exist, another file
> is selected.
>
> 1) select the year randomly.
> 2) selectt one of 100 numbers.
> 3) combine the pair.
> 4) locate file and play.
> 5) if file does not exist, do it again until one is found.
>
> My thinking is, create an array of file names.
> Then cycle through that until a match is found.
>
> Any other ways?
>

On a clear disk, you can seek forever...

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#13089

richard <noreply@example.com> writes:

> I want to set up a routine so that when a file does not exist, another file
> is selected.
>
> 1) select the year randomly.
> 2) selectt one of 100 numbers.
> 3) combine the pair.
> 4) locate file and play.
> 5) if file does not exist, do it again until one is found.

Why not select and play a file chosen randomly from those that do exist,
possibly filtered by some criterion such a the year?

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Ben.

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#13090

On Sat, 08 Mar 2014 04:03:15 +0000, Ben Bacarisse wrote:

> richard <noreply@example.com> writes:
> 
>> I want to set up a routine so that when a file does not exist, another file
>> is selected.
>>
>> 1) select the year randomly.
>> 2) selectt one of 100 numbers.
>> 3) combine the pair.
>> 4) locate file and play.
>> 5) if file does not exist, do it again until one is found.
> 
> Why not select and play a file chosen randomly from those that do exist,
> possibly filtered by some criterion such a the year?

yeah that could work.
read the directory, build the array on what's in it.
select from the array.

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#13091

On 3/7/2014 11:03 PM, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
> richard <noreply@example.com> writes:
>
>> I want to set up a routine so that when a file does not exist, another file
>> is selected.
>>
>> 1) select the year randomly.
>> 2) selectt one of 100 numbers.
>> 3) combine the pair.
>> 4) locate file and play.
>> 5) if file does not exist, do it again until one is found.
>
> Why not select and play a file chosen randomly from those that do exist,
> possibly filtered by some criterion such a the year?
>

That would make too much sense.  Remember who you're talking to...

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