Need Help On a Random Function...

i have this code:

VB Code:

If Check.Value = 1 Then
Randomed = True
Randomize List.ListCount
RanVal = Int(List.ListCount * Rnd + 1)
MsgBox RanVal
End If

So what it (should) do is to make a random number
from 0 to max(list.listcount)
and so it does, but i noticed that if i had a small amount of items in the list then it could generate numbers like: 1,5,3,7,6,7,5,6,5,3,2,3,4,8,9,8,8,4,5,2,1,2 and so on,...

And as you see from my example, it repeats many numbers often
what i'd like it to do is to NOT choose the same number twice before it has generated all possible numbers first...

I mean, if i have 10 items in the list, then i want it to randomly select all of them before it starts repeating any already selected items ..like 2,4,6,8,10,1,3,5,7,9 and then it repeats...in another random order ofcourse..

Can anyone helpp me do this??

What if you just created an algorithm in an array or something that tracks all the numbers it has previously chosen, once it has chosen all of them reset the tracker.

As you see, i've never worked with Random before, and arrays are neither one of my "favourites" hehe..as in, i dont know to much about arrays either...

So any example's would give great help !!

Anyone?
Anyone with an example code, or a solution?

VB Code:

dim x(y) as Integer
dim i as Integer
'Setup(reset) array to 0 which will indicate False as in hasn't been chosen yet
for i = 0 to list1.listcount-1
   Redim preserve x(i+1)
   x(i)=0
next i
'Then whenever a random selection is done, mark the index 
'in the array relative to it as 1 indicating it has been used
 
private sub ChooseItem_Click()
   dim s as integer
  'Get item selecteds index
   s=list1.listindex
   'Assign its index which is relative to the array the number 1 
   'to indicate it has been chosen.
   x(s)=1
 
end sub

I could elaborate more but I hope you get the gist of this.

If you could make an working example, then that would really make me learn and understand this..

Cause the "mark the index in array..." didnt make sense to me,,,
So if you couuld elaborate it ,then i'd be thankfull

Ive seen several threads on this forum on the subject. Do a search for random and repeat. Here's an interesting one:

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...=random+repeat

Instead of

Randomize List.ListCount

try

Randomize Timer

Here is an example that works for sure cause i just wrote it from scratch and tested it.

You need a form with 2 listboxes and 1 button, then paste all this code into your form.

This takes the number of items in list1 and creates a random number and then adds it to list2. It continues to add random numbers to list2 untill all possible random numbers have been added.. it then repeats the process. Simply change the Counter variable number to loop as many times as you want.

VB Code:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
  Dim i As Integer, j As Integer, x As Integer, CurNum As Integer
        Dim NumsUsed() As Integer, Used As Boolean, Counter As Integer
        ReDim NumsUsed(0)'Initialize aray
        Do
        DoEvents
          Do
            Used = False
            Randomize
                CurNum = Int((List1.ListCount) * Rnd()) + 1'get random number
                  For j = 1 To UBound(NumsUsed)'loop thru random numbers allready added to see if this number has been used.
                    If NumsUsed(j) = CurNum Then
                        Used = True
                        Exit For
                    End If
                Next
                If Used = False Then 'if it hasnt been used, add it to the used list
                    ReDim Preserve NumsUsed(UBound(NumsUsed) + 1)
                    NumsUsed(UBound(NumsUsed)) = CurNum
                End If
           Loop Until UBound(NumsUsed) = List1.ListCount ' Loop until all the numers have been added
              Counter = Counter + 1 'Change this to increase the number of loops
               For x = 1 To UBound(NumsUsed) 'add the numbers to list2
                 list2.AddItem (NumsUsed(x))
               Next
              ReDim NumsUsed(0) 'reset the array to empty
        Loop Until Counter = 2
             
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Load()
 Dim i As Integer
        For i = 1 To 10
            List1.AddItem (i)
        Next
End Sub

The routine works but you'll need to filter dupes
after the scramble

For List2

Code:

---

Private Sub Filter_Duplicates()
  Dim i As Long, J As Long
           
    With List1
        For i = 0 To .ListCount - 1
            For J = .ListCount To (i + 1) Step -1
                If .List(J) = .List(i) Then
                    .RemoveItem J
                End If
            Next
        Next
    End With
End Sub

---

BTW Arc.....
That routine is just what i need for a program i'm working on!!
Thank you...If I could send a beer via cable....

I'm not sure what you mean Rocket.. there's no need to filter dupes because he wants dupes. He just doesnt want any dupes to start until all the numbers have been used.

example
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5

Is acceptible since it uses all 5 numbers before any dupes begin
2
4
3
1
5
5
4
2
1
3
is also accpetible since it uses all 5 numbers before any dupes begin

this process continues as many times as you tell it to loop.

But yer welcome :) Glad someone could use it.