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From: stwand07 AT uctvms DOT uct DOT ac DOT za
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Subject: Re: rand(), random() or libg++ Random ?
Date: 16 Aug 96 16:29:04 +0200
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In article <32133A59 DOT 4F7BC6E0 AT alcyone DOT com>, Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com> writes:
> stwand07 AT uctvms DOT uct DOT ac DOT za wrote:
>> I am busy working on an optimisation program that makes extensive use of random
>> number (stochastic search). I have been using srand(time(NULL)) and rand() to
>> give random numbers in the range 0..1, which I then scale as required.
> 
> Er, rand gives values in the range of 0 to RAND_MAX.
> 

Yes, I know

(float)rand()/RAND_MAX gives values from 0..1.

Adios
Mark Wodrich.