For any given initial seed, the same number sequence is generated because each successive call to the
Rnd function uses the previous number as a seed for the next number in the sequence.
Before calling the
Rnd method, use the
Randomize statement without an parameter to initialize the random-number generator with a seed based on the system timer.
To produce random integers in a given range, use this formula:
Int((upperbound - lowerbound + 1) * Rnd + lowerbound)
where
upperbound is the highest number in the range, and
lowerbound is the lowest number in the range.
If it is necessary to repeat sequences of random numbers, then call
Rnd with a negative parameter immediately before using
Randomize with a numeric parameter. The usage of
Randomize with the same value for number does not repeat the previous sequence.