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Subject: random number, how do I do it?
Message-ID: <5726@ozdaltx.UUCP>
Date: 16 Nov 89 00:58:10 GMT
Organization: OZ BBS - Dallas, TX
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I am trying to write some code to generate a random number that would
fall between 0 and 65,000.  I know there is something I'm missing
here, but can't seem to pin it down.  I feel like the problem is in
the type declarations, but have tried most combinations with not a lot
of success.  Any suggestions?

Sample code:
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#include <stdio.h>
main()
{
    extern unsigned short rand();
    extern unsigned long time();
    unsigned short offset;

/* generate a random number using time and pid as seed */

   while(1){
    srand((unsigned)getpid() + (unsigned)time(NULL));
    offset = rand();
    printf("NUMBER=%ld\n",offset);
    sleep(1);
  }

}
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Thanks
Scotty
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