Random Number

Can any body give me the code that will create a six digit random number....and place it in a text box

The number must be random everytime the button is clicked??

I code some stuff but it says overflow!!!

Cheers

Rhys

To get a random number between two numbers use the formula

Code:

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Int((upperbound - lowerbound + 1) * Rnd + lowerbound)

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in this case you want a random six digit number so the upper bound is 999999 and the lower bound is 100000.

Code:

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Text1.Text = Int((999999 - 100000 + 1) * Rnd + 100000)

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I guess you're using short integers or something. Maybe try longs? If you're already doing that, then you could make 6 random numbers between 0-9 and then stick em together, and put the string in a text box. Something like this (can't remember some of it and I don't have VB here at work):

Code:

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dim numstring as string
dim numbers(5) as byte
numstring = str(int(rnd * 9 + 1)) ' need at least 1 for a 6 digit number
for x = 2 to 6
  numbers(x) = int(rnd * 10) 'Check syntax, I can't quite remember
  numstring = numstring & str(numbers(x))
next x

text1.text = numstring

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Dammit I'm rusty at this. We do C and Pascal at uni, and I haven't done this kinda thing for a while. Can't guarantee those functions are right, but try it maybe?

thanx I have done it now...I put the Randomize function in front of the first reply and now every time the form loads the number is different...

cheers

Rhys