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FILEMAKER PRO HELP 874
Random
Purpose
Returns a number between zero and one, including zero, but not including one.
Format
Random
Parameters
None
Data type returned
number
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
Returns a pseudo-random number in the range (0,1). FileMaker Pro generates a new random
number when you:
• insert the Random function into a formula
• cause a formula containing the Random function to be reevaluated (by changing data in any
of the fields the formula uses)
• display or access a calculation field defined to have an unstored result
Examples
Int ( Dice::NumSides * Random ) + 1 returns a randomly chosen side of a single die.
The following script calculates multiple die rolls, adds the rolls to a single variable, then displays the
results in a custom dialog.
Loop
Set Variable [$ROLL; Value:$ROLL + ( Int ( Test::NumSides * Random ) +
1 )]
Set Variable [$COUNTER; Value:$COUNTER + 1]
Exit Loop If [$COUNTER = Dice::NumDice]
End Loop
Show Custom Dialog [$ROLL]
Related topics
Functions reference (category list)
Functions reference (alphabetical list)
About formulas
About functions
Defining calculation fields
Using operators in formulas