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From: adam@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Adam Glass)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Ack!  I need a floating random from THINK C.
Message-ID: <2969@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU>
Date: 21 Jul 90 07:31:01 GMT
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Organization: Carnegie Institute of Technology
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I'm having a devil of a time trying to get a random number out of
THINK C.  Short of writing my own random function, how can I do it?

Every reference to QD's TickCount() or Random() results in a "illegal
use of inline Macintosh function" error.  Do I have to #include
something specific?  This *can't* be that difficult...

Anyway, any and all information (including teensy code snippets) would
be greatly appreciated.  I'd prefer replies via mail, I guess.

(Oh: and, being fairly C illiterate, I don't really know how to convert
my floating point variables into cute little shorts for QD to draw lines
with... I've been using "LineTo((short)mx,(short)my);" (is this "type
coersion"?)  Is there an easier/faster way to convert from float to short?)

Thanks in advance.

Adam