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	<span class="pageSubtitle">Get next random number</span>		<span class="pageSubtitle">Get next random number</span>

	<p class="warn"><b>Note: </b>~~Most Sirius~~ $functions have been deprecated in favor of Object Oriented methods. The OO equivalent for the $Random function is the <var>[[RandomNumberGenerator class\|RandomNumberGenerator]]</var> class.</p>		<p class="warn"><b>Note: </b>Many $functions have been deprecated in favor of Object Oriented methods. The OO equivalent for the $Random function is the <var>[[RandomNumberGenerator class\|RandomNumberGenerator]]</var> class.</p>

	This function returns either an unpredictable random number, or the next number in a series of random numbers.		This function returns either an unpredictable random number, or the next number in a series of random numbers.

	<~~var~~>$Random</~~var~~> ~~accepts three optional arguments and returns an integer number.~~		==Syntax==
			<p class="syntax"><span class="term">%result</span> = <span class="literal">$Random</span>([<span class="term">minimum</span>], [<span class="term">maximum</span>], [<span class="term">%seed</span>])
			</p>

	~~The first argument specifies the smallest value that will be returned; the~~ minimum ~~value of this argument is the same as its default: -1,000,000,000~~.		<table>
			<tr><th>%result</th>
			<td>A numeric variable to receive an integer greater than or equal to <var class="term">minimum</var> and less than or equal to <var class="term">maximum</var>.</td></tr>

	The ~~second argument specifies the greatest~~ value that will be returned; the ~~maximum~~ value of this argument is the same as its default: 1,000,000,000. ~~This argument must be greater than the smallest value that will be returned.~~		<tr><th>minimum</th>
			<td>The smallest value that will be returned; the minimum value of this argument is the same as its default: -1,000,000,000. </td></tr>

	~~The third argument is a %variable or IMAGE item that was set to a random number seed using~~ <~~var~~>~~$Random_Seed~~</~~var~~>~~. This argument must~~ be ~~a string~~ of ~~length at least 144. If~~ this argument is ~~omitted~~, ~~the number returned is unpredictable; if it is present~~, ~~the seed determines a specific series of random numbers~~, ~~and each call to <var>$Random</var> returns~~ the ~~next number in~~ that ~~series~~.		<tr><th>maximum</th>
			<td>The greatest value that will be returned; the maximum value of this argument is the same as its default: 1,000,000,000. This argument must be greater than the smallest value that will be returned. </td></tr>
	~~==Syntax==~~
	~~<p class="syntax"><span class="term">%result</span> = <span class="literal">$Random</span>([<span class="term">minimum</span>], [<span class="term">maximum~~</~~span~~>~~], [<span class="term">%seed</span>])~~
	</p>

			<tr><th>%seed</th>
			<td>A %variable or IMAGE item that was set to a random number seed using <var>[[$Random_Seed]]</var>. This argument must be a string of length at least 144.
	<p>		<p>
	<var ~~class="term"~~>~~%result~~</var> ~~contains a random~~ number ~~greater than or equal to~~ <~~var class="term"~~>~~minimum~~</~~var> and less than or equal to <var class="term"~~>~~maximum~~</~~var~~>.</p>		If this argument is omitted, the number returned is unpredictable; if it is present, the seed determines a specific series of random numbers, and each call to <var>$Random</var> returns the next number in that series. </p></td></tr>
			</table>

	If any argument is invalid, the request is cancelled.		If any argument is invalid, the request is cancelled.

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	<li>[[Janus Web Server]]</li>		<li>[[Janus Web Server]]</li>
	<li>Japanese functions</li>		<li>Japanese functions</li>
	<li>[[Media:SirfieldNew.pdf\|Sir2000 Field Migration Facility]</li>		<li>[[Media:SirfieldNew.pdf\|Sir2000 Field Migration Facility]]</li>

	</ul>		</ul>

	[[Category:$Functions\|$Random]]		[[Category:$Functions\|$Random]]

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	<li>Japanese functions</li>		<li>Japanese functions</li>
	<li>[~~http~~:~~//m204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/4/4b/~~SirfieldNew.pdf Sir2000 Field Migration Facility]</li>		<li>[[Media:SirfieldNew.pdf\|Sir2000 Field Migration Facility]</li>

	</ul>		</ul>

	[[Category:$Functions\|$Random]]		[[Category:$Functions\|$Random]]

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	<li>[[Fast/Unload User Language Interface]]</li>		<li>[[Fast/Unload User Language Interface]]</li>
	<li>[[Media:JoclrNew.pdf\|Janus Open Client]]</li>		<li>[[Media:JoclrNew.pdf\|Janus Open Client]]</li>
	<li>[[Media:JosrvrNew.pdf\|Janus Open Server]</li>		<li>[[Media:JosrvrNew.pdf\|Janus Open Server]]</li>
	<li>[[Janus Sockets]]</li>		<li>[[Janus Sockets]]</li>
	<li>[[Janus Web Server]]</li>		<li>[[Janus Web Server]]</li>

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	<li>[[Media:JoclrNew.pdf\|Janus Open Client]]</li>		<li>[[Media:JoclrNew.pdf\|Janus Open Client]]</li>
	<li>[~~http~~:~~//m204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/1/17/~~JosrvrNew.pdf Janus Open Server]</li>		<li>[[Media:JosrvrNew.pdf\|Janus Open Server]</li>
	<li>[[Janus Sockets]]</li>		<li>[[Janus Sockets]]</li>
	<li>[[Janus Web Server]]</li>		<li>[[Janus Web Server]]</li>

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	<li>[[List of $functions\|Sirius functions]]</li>		<li>[[List of $functions\|Sirius functions]]</li>
	<li>[[Fast/Unload User Language Interface]]</li>		<li>[[Fast/Unload User Language Interface]]</li>
	<li>[[Media:JoclrNew.pdf\|Janus Open Client]</li>		<li>[[Media:JoclrNew.pdf\|Janus Open Client]]</li>
	<li>[http://m204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/1/17/JosrvrNew.pdf Janus Open Server]</li>		<li>[http://m204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/1/17/JosrvrNew.pdf Janus Open Server]</li>
	<li>[[Janus Sockets]]</li>		<li>[[Janus Sockets]]</li>

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	<li>[[Fast/Unload User Language Interface]]</li>		<li>[[Fast/Unload User Language Interface]]</li>
	<li>[~~http~~:~~//m204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/4/4a/~~JoclrNew.pdf Janus Open Client]</li>		<li>[[Media:JoclrNew.pdf\|Janus Open Client]</li>
	<li>[http://m204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/1/17/JosrvrNew.pdf Janus Open Server]</li>		<li>[http://m204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/1/17/JosrvrNew.pdf Janus Open Server]</li>
	<li>[[Janus Sockets]]</li>		<li>[[Janus Sockets]]</li>

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	<p>		<p>
	<var class="term">%result</var> contains a random number greater than or equal to ~~'''~~minimum~~'''~~ and less than or equal to ~~'''~~maximum~~'''~~.</p>		<var class="term">%result</var> contains a random number greater than or equal to <var class="term">minimum</var> and less than or equal to <var class="term">maximum</var>.</p>

	If any argument is invalid, the request is cancelled.		If any argument is invalid, the request is cancelled.
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	REPEAT WHILE %I GT 0		REPEAT WHILE %I GT 0
	%N = $Random(1, 52)		%N = $Random(1, 52)
	IF %CARD(%N) NE ~~<nowiki>''</nowiki>~~ THEN		IF %CARD(%N) NE '' THEN
	PRINT %CARD(%N)		PRINT %CARD(%N)
	%I = %I - 1		%I = %I - 1
	%CARD(%N) = ''		%CARD(%N) = ''
	END IF		END IF
	END REPEAT		END REPEAT
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	REPEAT WHILE %I GT 0		REPEAT WHILE %I GT 0
	%N = $Random(1, 52, %HAND)		%N = $Random(1, 52, %HAND)
	IF %CARD(%N) NE ~~<nowiki>''</nowiki>~~ THEN		IF %CARD(%N) NE '' THEN
	PRINT %CARD(%N)		PRINT %CARD(%N)
	%I = %I - 1		%I = %I - 1
	%CARD(%N) = ''		%CARD(%N) = ''
	END IF		END IF
	END REPEAT		END REPEAT

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	==Products authorizing {{PAGENAMEE}}==		==Products authorizing {{PAGENAMEE}}==
	<ul class="smallAndTightList">		<ul class="smallAndTightList">
	<li>[[Sirius functions]]</li>		<li>[[List of $functions\|Sirius functions]]</li>
	<li>[[Fast/Unload User Language Interface]]</li>		<li>[[Fast/Unload User Language Interface]]</li>
	<li>[http://m204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/4/4a/JoclrNew.pdf Janus Open Client]</li>		<li>[http://m204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/4/4a/JoclrNew.pdf Janus Open Client]</li>

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	<li>[[Janus Web Server]]</li>		<li>[[Janus Web Server]]</li>
	<li>[[Japanese functions]]</li>		<li>Japanese functions</li>
	<li>[http://m204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/4/4b/SirfieldNew.pdf Sir2000 Field Migration Facility]</li>		<li>[http://m204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/4/4b/SirfieldNew.pdf Sir2000 Field Migration Facility]</li>