random numbers in c

[John A. Weeks III]

In <9104261022.aa28844 at Bonnie.ics.uci.edu> sto at Bonnie.ICS.UCI.EDU writes:
> does anyone know how to generate random numbers in c from X to
> Y , where  X and Y can be postive or negative ?

Assuming that you have a procedure that returns random numbers between
0 and 1, try using n = X + ( random() * ( Y - X ) ).  You might want
to compute the range somewhere else, and then take the absolute value
of it (in case X > Y).

-john-

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