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Thread: I need some randomness

  1. Jul 2nd, 2002, 06:05 PM #1
    NOMADMAN
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    I need some randomness

    if I use srand(time(NULL)) in my initialize portion of my project (OGL, by the way), and then use rand() blah blah blah to get random colors on some QUADS I'm using they turn out the same color everytime. It like I'm seeding the generator with the same number each time. I thought time(NULL) would be the time past midnight in millis. Am I wrong?

    Thanks, NOMAD
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  2. Jul 10th, 2002, 07:15 PM #2
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    no, time() is the seconds since
    00-00-1970 00:00:00


    only seed the generator once: call srand at the start of your app and never again
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