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Re: Specific numbers but in a random sequence

From	Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.acorn.programmer
Subject	Re: Specific numbers but in a random sequence
Date	2019-06-23 14:01 +0100
Organization	None
Message-ID	<57c8a45ff1basura@invalid.addr.uk> (permalink)
References	(4 earlier) <qeljvl$1i81$1@gioia.aioe.org> <57c8384f3bbasura@invalid.addr.uk> <mpro.ptiowz0137v62032t.news@stevefryatt.org.uk> <57c8955578basura@invalid.addr.uk> <20190623120736.3390b842@ian-460-p050na>

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In article <20190623120736.3390b842@ian-460-p050na>,
   Ian <Ian.Hamilton@AAUG.net> wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 11:17:26 +0100
> Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk> wrote:

[snip]

> > > DIM array%(18)
> > > array%() = 3,4,5,6,8,9,10,12,15,18,20,24,30,36,45,60,90,120
> > > y = RND(-TIME)
> > > FOR loop = 1 TO 5
> > > FOR I% = 0 TO 18
> > > PRINT array%(RND(18))
> > > NEXT I%
> > > NEXT loop  
> > 
>> There's only one problem which makes no
> > sense to me in that 3 never appears but 0 does.


> The array%() is being initialised from (0) to (17). (18) would contain
> the zero. (0) contains the three.

> Random numbers are 1 to 18. So three doesn't appear, zero does.

> Add '0,' so that array%()=0,3,4,5,6,8 etc. and it should work. 

I have and I've now got my 3 back - excellent. Nice explanation. I
haven't used arrays much so knowledge is lacking.

Richard

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Specific numbers but in a random sequence Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk> - 2019-06-21 21:31 +0100
  Re:Specific numbers but in a random sequence Gavin Crawford <gc@dentrassis.com> - 2019-06-21 22:27 +0100
    Re: Specific numbers but in a random sequence druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2019-06-22 11:48 +0100
      Re: Specific numbers but in a random sequence Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk> - 2019-06-22 12:03 +0100
      Re: Specific numbers but in a random sequence Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk> - 2019-06-22 16:46 +0100
        Re: Specific numbers but in a random sequence Someone Somewhere <nntpac@gmail.com> - 2019-06-22 17:11 +0100
          Re: Specific numbers but in a random sequence Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk> - 2019-06-22 18:21 +0100
            Re: Specific numbers but in a random sequence Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2019-06-22 21:29 +0100
              Re: Specific numbers but in a random sequence Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk> - 2019-06-23 11:17 +0100
                Re: Specific numbers but in a random sequence Ian <Ian.Hamilton@AAUG.net> - 2019-06-23 12:07 +0100
                Re: Specific numbers but in a random sequence Paul Oates <oatespaul@btinternet.com> - 2019-06-23 13:17 +0100
                Re: Specific numbers but in a random sequence Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2019-06-23 13:51 +0100
                Re: Specific numbers but in a random sequence Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk> - 2019-06-23 14:10 +0100
                Re: Specific numbers but in a random sequence Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2019-06-23 15:59 +0100
                Re: Specific numbers but in a random sequence Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk> - 2019-06-23 17:14 +0100
                Re: Specific numbers but in a random sequence Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk> - 2019-06-23 14:01 +0100
        Re: Specific numbers but in a random sequence Paul Oates <oatespaul@btinternet.com> - 2019-06-22 17:52 +0100
        Re: Specific numbers but in a random sequence Julian Fry <julianfry@orpheusmail.co.uk> - 2019-06-22 17:56 +0100
        Re: Specific numbers but in a random sequence Julian Fry <JulianFry@compuserve.com> - 2019-06-22 18:05 +0100
  Re: Specific numbers but in a random sequence Sebastian Barthel <naitsabes@freenet.de> - 2019-06-24 07:37 +0000
    Re: Specific numbers but in a random sequence Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk> - 2019-06-24 20:13 +0100

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