Re: Random Numbers are NOT random !!!

From: Larry Serflaten (serflaten_at_usinternet.com)
Date: 09/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 06:49:47 -0500

"mark4asp" <mark4asp#killspam#@ntlworld.com> wrote

>
> How can I get the function [ d() ] to return a different random number
> each time?
>

> Function d(ByVal high) As Integer
> Return New System.Random().Next(1, high+1)
> End Function

That random generator is just that, a generator. You need to
fire it up and pull out the random numbers. What you are doing
is starting up a whole lot of new generators. Since the generators
use the current time as their seed (when you provide no seed yourself)
and you are calling them all in a blink of an eye, they are all created
using the same seed.

What you need to do is to declare your generator at the module
level:

Private RandomGenerator As New Random

And use your routine to pull out the random numbers:

> Function d(ByVal high) As Integer
> Return RandomGenerator.Next(1, high+1)
> End Function

See if that helps

LFS

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