random words to a textbox or label

I am creating a sign language program. It provides some kind of feedback and quizzes the users on sign language. There are so many repeating words!! How does a program pick random words without repeating any of them in the textbox or label. It involves a textbox or a label only. Not listbox! Please help me on this problem.
Thanks in advance!

ROSE

You can create predefined words and store them in an array. Create another array to store predefined random numbers. These will define what random word will be next to be used.

Dim aWords(0 to 3) as String
Dim ai(0 to 3) as Integer

'you first need to assign random numbers to 'your array like:

Dim i as Integer
For i = 0 to 3
ai(0) = i
Next i

' Then shuffle
Dim wRnd as Integer
For i = 0 to 3
wRnd = <generate a random number here, sorry forgot the formula>
Swap(ai(i),ai(wRnd)
Next i

' Here's the code for swap
Sub Swap(s1$, s2$)
Dim sTmp as String
sTmp = s1%
s1$ = s2$
s2$ = sTmp
End Sub

'you can assign the words like:
aWords(0) = "Sample1"
aWords(1) = "Sample2"
aWords(2) = "Sample3"
aWords(3) = "Sample4"

'and use them in a random manner like:
Dim i as integer
For i = 0 to 3
txt.Text = aWords(ai(i))
Next i

did you get me or i did'nt get you?

[This message has been edited by Tonio169 (edited 12-02-1999).]

I am assuming you have an array, something like
strMyWord(0 to 99) as String
and this array is full of words.

Then create another array.
booMyWord(0 to 99) as Boolean
and do something like

n = Int(Rnd() * 100)
lblWord.Caption = strWord(n)
Do While booMyWord(n)
n = Int(Rnd() * 100)
If Not booWord(n) then
lblWord.Caption = strWord(n)
EndIf
Wend
booWord(n) = True

This will place a different random word from the list into the lblWord.Caption Label
Don't forget to use

Randomize Timer

in your form load, or the random sequence will be the same every time you run the program.

Hope this helps,
Steve.

Hi,

I cut and pasted the codes you all posted. The first code.... not sure what to do. The second code.... there are many repeating words.

Here is my code. Please tell me how to generate random words without repeating any of them!

Thanks,
ROSE


Option Explicit
Dim number As Integer
Dim definitionword(999) As String
Dim wordstring As String
Dim labelp As String
Dim counter As Integer
Dim number1 As Integer
Dim test As String
Dim name As String
dim label

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim i As Integer
If UCase(text1.Text) = UCase(label Then 'to test if match
Label3.Caption = "Right" 'display right or wrong
Else
Label3.Caption = "Wrong"
End If

Randomize Timer 'randomize
number1 = Int(Rnd * number)
label = dword(definitionword(number1)) 'randomly words

Label2.Caption = labelp 'displays the definition
imgSign.Picture = LoadPicture(App.Path & "\images\" & label & ".gif") 'load images
Label1.Caption = label 'displays the word
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()
Open App.Path & "\description.txt" For Input As #1
Do While Not EOF(1)
Line Input #1, definitionword(counter)
counter = counter + 1
Loop
Close #1
number = counter
End Sub

Private Function dword(word$) As String
name = Trim$(word)
test = InStr(name, " ")
dword = Left$(name, test - 1) 'get first word from the file
labelp = Right$(name, (Len(name) - test)) 'get the phrases after the first word from the file
End Function