Thread: Random numbers the same every time!

  1. 04-04-2006 #1
    jonnyfb
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    Unhappy Random numbers the same every time!

    I have a program which generates random cards from deck but when I run it, it says the same every time!

    How can this be?
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    Perhaps you did not seed the random number generator

    Look up srand(..)
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    It will take me longer to post this that is did to find this page on google.
    There is a difference between tedious and difficult.
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