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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 17:14 +0100
Organization	None
Message-ID	<57c8b60602basura@invalid.addr.uk> (permalink)
References	(7 earlier) <57c8955578basura@invalid.addr.uk> <20190623120736.3390b842@ian-460-p050na> <mpro.ptjyef01sni5u02sz.news@stevefryatt.org.uk> <57c8a5327abasura@invalid.addr.uk> <mpro.ptk4an02tw93i02sz.news@stevefryatt.org.uk>

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In article <mpro.ptk4an02tw93i02sz.news@stevefryatt.org.uk>, Steve
Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> wrote:
> On 23 Jun, Richard Ashbery wrote in message

[snip]

> > 
> > > 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.

> In which case, are you sure that you're running the same code that
> you've posted here?

Sorry Steve - it appears you are correct - I was running old code.
It's not a good way but to see all the displayed output I ran the
program from a TaskObey file but I forgot to save the edited code
first before running. 

Thanks for posting your program - the stats are really useful.

Apologies again

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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