Scripting Additions Guide

CHAPTER 2
Scripting Addition Commands
Command Definitions 47
RESULT
A random number within the specified limits. If no parameters are included,
Random Number returns a real value between 0.0 and 1.0.
EXAMPLES
display dialog "A random number between 0 and 1: " & ¬
(random number)
display dialog ¬
"A random integer between 1 and 10: " & ¬
(random number from 1 to 10)
display dialog ¬
"A random real value between 1 and 10.0 : " & ¬
(random number from 1 to 10.0)
display dialog ¬
"A random real value between -10.0 and 10 : " & ¬
(random number from -10.0 to 10)
display dialog ¬
"A random integer between 1 and 10, 12 as seed: " & ¬
(random number from 1 to 10 with seed 12)
After the seed is set, subsequent numbers generated by the Random Number
command in the same script can be determined.
display dialog "This should be 9: " & ¬
(random number from 1 to 10)
display dialog "This should be 1: " & ¬
(random number from 1 to 10)