• *fraction Function
• *FROM_HEX Function
• *FROM_HEXC Function
• *FROM_HEXN Function
• *FROM_OCTAL Function
• *from_octalc
• *from_octaln Function
• *increment_normalize Function
• *increment_presented Function
• *rational Function
• *to_longint Function
• *to_shortint Function
• *to_ulongint Function
• *to_ushortint Function
• a5_enumapplicationdata Function
• a5_number_format Function
• ABS Function
• ACOS Function
• ASIN Function
• ATAN Function
• ATAN2 Function
• B_TO_KB Function
• BYTES_TO_MEGA Function
• CEILING Function
• CMTOINCHES Function
• COS Function
• DTOR Function
• enum_drop Function
• enumeration_load Function
• enumeration_play Function
• enumeration_save Function
• EXP Function
• FLOOR Function
• INCHES_TO_TWIPS Function
• INCHESTOCM Function
• LOG Function
• log10 Function
• MATH_PI
• MAX Function
• MIN Function
• MOD Function
• PIXELS_TO_TWIPS Function
• RAND Function
• ROUND Function
• ROUND_DOWN Function
• ROUND_UP Function
• RTOD Function
• SIGN Function
• SIN Function
• SQRT Function
• TAN Function
• TWIPS_TO_INCHES Function
• TWIPS_TO_PIXELS Function

RAND Function

Syntax

Description

Returns a random number between 0 and 1.

Discussion

RAND() returns a random number between 0 and 1.

Example

rand() -> .866262

The next time the function is evaluated, it will be a different number. You can generate random numbers between different limits. To generate a number between 0 and 100, for example, use the expression:

rand() * 100

To generate a number between -100 and + 100, use the expression:

-100 + rand() * 200

RAND() always generates the same sequence of numbers. You can get an unpredictable series by looping through the RAND() function loops times before starting to use its output. The following routine uses the current time to define loops.

loops = val( right( str( int( toseconds( time() ) ) ),3) )
? loops
= 507
for i = 1 to loops
    rand()
next
? rand()
= 0.338623046875

See Also

• Mathematical Functions