Question About Random

[MrCoolDude]

Can random be used with letters somehow? Ex:

PHP Code:

Random(a,z) 


That doesn't work, is there another way to do this? Maybe Stefan should make the command work with letters as well as numbers.

[nyghtGT]

Originally posted by MrCoolDude
Can random be used with letters somehow? Ex:

PHP Code:

Random(a,z) 


That doesn't work, is there another way to do this? Maybe Stefan should make the command work with letters as well as numbers.

yeah but there is a command for it but i am not sure what it is ....

[entravial]

~AlphaFlame~

Of course that doesn't work if you're talking about variables. You're asking it for a random from a to z, not the value of variable a to variable z. That would be

random(#v(a),#v(b))

I believe.

[grim_squeaker_x]

It cannot be used with letters unless you use some special scripting, E.G this:

NPC Code:

---

if (playertouchsme) {

  this.i=int(random(0,26));

  message #e(this.i,1,abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz);

}

---

And AlphaFlame, random is a function which uses variables so it doesn't need the #v

[btedji]

you could make a string 26 characters long with the alphabet, then use the random for 1 through 26 and do a part string with that number

[btedji]

it seems i posted a little too slow

[btedji]

Originally posted by grim_squeaker_x
It cannot be used with letters unless you use some special scripting, E.G this:

NPC Code:

---

if (playertouchsme) {

  this.i=int(random(0,26));

  message #e(this.i,1,abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz);

}

---

And AlphaFlame, random is a function which uses variables so it doesn't need the #v

you can make this shorter:

NPC Code:

---

if (playertouchsme) {

  message #e(int(random(0,26)),1,abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz)  ;

}

---

not much shorter but better

[nyghtGT]

Originally posted by entravial
~AlphaFlame~

Of course that doesn't work if you're talking about variables. You're asking it for a random from a to z, not the value of variable a to variable z. That would be

random(#v(a),#v(b))

I believe.

so if i used:

NPC Code:

---

if (created)

setstring testing,random(#v(a),#v(z));

message #s(testing);

}

---

A letter between A and Z might appear ?

[btedji]

or you could do this:

NPC Code:

---

if (created) {

  setstring testing,#e(int(random(0,26)),1,abcdefghijklmnopqrs  tuvwxyz);



  message #s(testing);

}

---

[entravial]

~AlphaFlame~

My apologies then, btedji. I personally don't use variables with random... too much trouble really.

And yes, use btedji's letter script. It works. Though I can't see why you need a random letter...

[IceHawk]

can make it a random hole number then assign all letters to a #
like
1 = a
2 = b
etc.

[grim_squeaker_x]

Originally posted by Kaimetsu
I'm surprised nobody has realised the correct way to do this yet.

#K

Just another way of doing it, and it's far harder to make any random sequence of letters possible with using #K.

[dragoonvenganc]

then kammy why not just tell the person who asked how to do it with #k... instead of saying all you rejects #k is better...

[Shard_IceFire]

then kammy why not just tell the person who asked how to do it with #k... instead of saying all you rejects #k is better...

We know he can script it, it's just a matter of whether or not he'll post it.

[btedji]

Originally posted by Shard_IceFire

We know he can script it, it's just a matter of whether or not he'll post it.

there never was a good description of #k

[MrCoolDude]

Ok, thanks for the help everyone...I'll have to mess around with #K sometime.