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We need to generate random numbers between 1 - 12 inclusive, each number being ultimately used only once.
We have looked into creating a variable that would store each of the used numbers, and when after randomly selecting a number our programme would check the variable to see if this number has already been used, and if it has, repeat from the random "number action". Our problem is that we would need to use opus script in order to repeat the sequence of actions.

Hi,

There is all a discussion with an example attached in this forum.
You can find it here.

http://www.digitalgrapevine.info/viewtopic.php?t=34&highlight=random

When you search yourself on the forum, you didn't have to post this problem .

Kind regards,

You may be able to make use of this script which I generically use for what you want to achieve. I got it from the forum some time ago.

//=======================

function RandomList(number)// Random number Generator (actually mixes numbers up with no repeats)


{
numberlist = new Array()

for (count = 1; count <= number; count++) //Fills array up to number

{
numberlist[count] = count
}

RandomNumbers = new Array() // use these arrays

for (count = numberlist.length - 1; count > 0; count--)

{
picked = Math.floor(Math.random()*count)+1

RandomNumbers[count-1] = numberlist[picked]

numberlist[picked] = numberlist[count]

}

}

//=================================


This is a function that I use when I want random (non Repeated) numbers.

The variable "number" could be hard coded as the max random number that you want.

The array is used to store the random numbers so that as you sequence throught the array you get a non repeated number each time.

It is specific to what I need and therefore you would need to modify it.

Hope this helps.

Clive Cartmel

Having looked at Oscars post the random number funtion that I use is obviously based on the one in his link.

Thanks to those contributors concerned

Clive Cartmel

Please Clive I tried to use your script ,but I didn't get anything.
Please explain more or anyone else help.
My target that I have 10 numbers I want them to be displayed in a variable ,but without repetition.