From: "Marp" <Marp AT 0 DOT 0 DOT 0 DOT 0>
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Subject: Re: (char) rand(); !?
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 14:34:09 -0400
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^Hawk^ <Hawk AT DarkSoft DOT Net> wrote in message
news:37161bd0 DOT 16276943 AT news DOT luebeck DOT netsurf DOT de...
> Hello there ! ;)
>
> Why does "dont_care[0]=(char) rand();" give me always the same output
> and how can I get _really_ random results !?
>
> Bye, ^Hawk^ - the DarkSoft-Productions @ www.darksoft.net

You must seed the rand() function at the start of your program to get
different results each time. At the start of your program put srand(time(0))
You only need to have these functions called once. Read the documentation on
rand() and srand() in libc.inf.