Q343 How do I randomly generate an integer between two limits, i.e. 1 to 10?

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Q343 How do I randomly generate an integer between two limits, i.e. 1 to 10?

The Central Randomizer has an excellent random number generator for public domain use (as long as it remains unchanged):

<SCRIPT>
<!--
// The Central Randomizer 1.3 (C) 1997 by Paul Houle (houle@msc.cornell.edu)
// See:  http://www.msc.cornell.edu/~houle/javascript/randomizer.html

rnd.today=new Date();
rnd.seed=rnd.today.getTime();

function rnd() {
        rnd.seed = (rnd.seed*9301+49297) % 233280;
        return rnd.seed/(233280.0);
};

function rand(number) {
        return Math.ceil(rnd()*number);
};

// end central randomizer. -->

</SCRIPT>

To use the Central Randomizer code, ensure it is placed between the <HEAD> and </HEAD> HTML tags.

To create a random floating point number use: rnd(), to create a random integer, say between 1 and 10, use rand(10).

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