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From: jsa@alexandria (Jon S Anthony)
Subject: Re: How do you randomise integers?
Date: 1997/05/20
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In article <01bc6221$5c8b3100$1a8602cb@whippet> "the AJE" <whippet@light.iinet.net.au> writes:

> I have only just begun learning ADA, but I can't find a book with decent
> examples on randomising numbers.  I could try using C++, but I much prefer
> ADA.  The biggest problem is finding something to connect the randomizer to
> the timer so that a different seed is used everytime the programme is run. 
> I would appreciate some examples using dice-rolls etc. because I can't
> decipher syntaxes very well.

Is there some reason why you don't want/can't use the random number
generators that come with Ada (A.5.2).  The generic discrete version
seems like just what you want.  There is also an example Dice_Game
given as well.

/Jon

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