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Message no. 1
From: What's this button do? <GRAFF85@********.CORTLAND.EDU>
Subject: My gift to a great list
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 14:50:11 -0400
Some of you gurus may have already done something like this but I thought I
would pass it on to you...I was rather proud of it....rolls six siders..

--Dave
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/* Random dice generator written in ANSI C*/
/* Written by Dave Graff: Phlatline */
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <stdio.h>


main()
{
int a, num;
srand((unsigned) time((time_t*)NULL));
rand();
printf("How many dice do you want?\n");
scanf("%d", &num);
while(num != 0)
{
num -= 1;
a= 1 + rand() % 6;
printf("Die Role = %d\n",a);
}
}
Message no. 2
From: Chris Ryan <chrisr@****.QUT.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: My gift to a great list
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 1994 10:55:25 --1000
> Some of you gurus may have already done something like this but I thought I
> would pass it on to you...I was rather proud of it....rolls six siders..

Just a couple of suggestions:

1. It'd be better to use a 'for' loop.

2. Try it out for say 4 or 5 dice to be rolled. Do this many times
(> 20 or 30). How many 1s in a row, or 6s in a row did you get? Any?

Chris

Chris Ryan | Earthdawn List: earthdawn@****.concept.com.au
QDPI/QUT | (email me for subscription details)
Brisbane Qld Australia | President BRISCON Association
chrisr@****.qut.edu.au | (email me for BRISCON 94 convention details)
Message no. 3
From: What's this button do? <GRAFF85@********.CORTLAND.EDU>
Subject: Re: My gift to a great list
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 1994 22:08:33 -0400
>Just a couple of suggestions:
>
>1. It'd be better to use a 'for' loop.
>

don't really see why..i'll try it...

>2. Try it out for say 4 or 5 dice to be rolled. Do this many times
>(> 20 or 30). How many 1s in a row, or 6s in a row did you get? Any?

it's mostly random on my 386DX33, on the vax it's a little more random but hey
it only took me 5 min to write and debug....

--Dave
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David Graff | GEEK CODE v1.0.1
339 Randall Hall | GS(CS)@ d+(---) p(-p+) c+(+++) l u- e* m---(*) s !n(n---)
Cortland, Ny 13045| h* f+(--) g++ w+++ t++(---) r(++) y+
607.753.2783 |
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Message no. 4
From: Quid Non <jdfalk@****.COM>
Subject: Re: My gift to a great list
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 1994 00:49:34 -0500
On Tue, 22 Mar 1994, Chris Ryan wrote:

> > Some of you gurus may have already done something like this but I thought I
> > would pass it on to you...I was rather proud of it....rolls six siders..
>
> 2. Try it out for say 4 or 5 dice to be rolled. Do this many times
> (> 20 or 30). How many 1s in a row, or 6s in a row did you get? Any?

It came out pretty happily random for me, no problems really.

One question -- is there a way it could be modified so that
instead of asking each time, it accepts command-line input for the number
of rolls? That'd be a lot easier to work with, IMHO.

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|| Its the one in which I always press the button." ||
|| -Roy Harper ||
Message no. 5
From: What's this button do? <GRAFF85@********.CORTLAND.EDU>
Subject: Re: My gift to a great list
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 1994 09:08:10 -0400
> One question -- is there a way it could be modified so that
>instead of asking each time, it accepts command-line input for the number
>of rolls? That'd be a lot easier to work with, IMHO.
>
>==============================================<jdfalk@****.com>============

Yes I thought of that...but I haven't learned that yet :-)

--dave
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David Graff | GEEK CODE v1.0.1
339 Randall Hall | GS(CS)@ d+(---) p(-p+) c+(+++) l u- e* m---(*) s !n(n---)
Cortland, Ny 13045| h* f+(--) g++ w+++ t++(---) r(++) y+
607.753.2783 |
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Message no. 6
From: Micah Levy <M.Levy@**.UCL.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: My gift to a great list
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 1994 15:08:29 +0000
>
> > One question -- is there a way it could be modified so that
> >instead of asking each time, it accepts command-line input for the number
> >of rolls? That'd be a lot easier to work with, IMHO.
> >
> >==============================================<jdfalk@****.com>============
>
> Yes I thought of that...but I haven't learned that yet :-)

If it's like C++ (cos' I never learnt C) then it takes arguments to main as
argc and argv where argc is the number of parameters that it takes and argv is
the parameter given.
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Message no. 7
From: Michael Garoni <Michael_Garoni@****.INTERSOLV.COM>
Subject: Re[2]: My gift to a great list
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 1994 15:37:00 LCL
:]> Yes I thought of that...but I haven't learned that yet :-)
:]
:]If it's like C++ (cos' I never learnt C) then it takes arguments to main as
:]argc and argv where argc is the number of parameters that it takes and argv is
:]the parameter given.

Normal C uses the same parameters. Try something similar to the below code.

Mail me privately if you have a problem with this stuff.

main(argc, argv)
int argc;
char **argv;
{
if (argc > 1) {
/* Enter your program in here */
} /* end if */
} /* end program */

-Obi Wan (Michael_Garoni@****.intersolv.com)
Message no. 8
From: What's this button do? <GRAFF85@********.CORTLAND.EDU>
Subject: Re: Re[2]: My gift to a great list
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 1994 09:39:55 -0400
Coolage...i looked up how to use command line params...unfortunately i don't
have the time to try them out...i will give it a shot!!
--Dave
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David Graff | GEEK CODE v1.0.1
339 Randall Hall | GS(CS)@ d+(---) p(-p+) c+(+++) l u- e* m---(*) s !n(n---)
Cortland, Ny 13045| h* f+(--) g++ w+++ t++(---) r(++) y+
607.753.2783 |
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