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From: Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk>
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Subject: Re: Specific numbers but in a random sequence
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2019 14:10:43 +0100
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In article <mpro.ptjyef01sni5u02sz.news@stevefryatt.org.uk>, Steve
Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> wrote:
> On 23 Jun, Ian wrote in message
>     <20190623120736.3390b842@ian-460-p050na>:

> > 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 haven't tested it.
> > 
> > HTH, Ian

> It would be better to leave

>   array%()=3,4,5,6,8 ...

> and then do

>   PRINT array%(RND(18) - 1)

No that doesn't work - it fails to take into account the last number in
the array (120). Ian's method does work with all numbers being randomly
displayed, albeit with some numbers displayed consecutively.

Regards

Richard