Re: generate random numbers

Nigel Bufton wrote:
Randomize alone will always generate the same randomization table.


Not so. In VB6, Randomize alone is the equivalent of "Randomize Timer". You could look it up.

And to be clear, Randomize should be called once per session, not for each new value. Doing the latter can make the distribution less random.

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Jim Mack
MicroDexterity Inc
www.microdexterity.com
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