Thread: why doesnt it randomize?

hey im using dev c++ and turbo c++ at school and i made a program at school and tried to use it at home and it didnt work the error said that the random function didnt work. so i need help. by the way i already made a thread to this but no one answered, i guess its because my subject diddnt seem so interesting to people.

Here is the portion of my code that contains the random function

Code:

clrscr();

randomize();
while(c!=0)
{
cout<<"You have "<<points<<" points"<<endl;
cout<<lives<<" lives remaining";
cout<<"Enter your guess NOW!"<<endl;
cin>>x;

a=random(10);
//the code doesnt end here so its not like its missing brackets or 
//anything

please if u have used dev c++ before and know even the tiniest bit of info that could help me please do.

Thanks-in advance

Many of the early borland compilers didn't comply to the standards (in borland's defense ANSI-C++ was virtually non-existant). Nonetheless, random() isn't a c standard function. Nor is it covered by any STL class. Do as WarBaboon suggested.

by the way i already made a thread to this but no one answered, i guess its because my subject diddnt seem so interesting to people.

Maybe people got tired of reading the same question so many times and giving the same answer? Just a thought.

Dev acctualy has a random number guessing game in the example things

Well the way I know is:

Code:

#include <ctime>
#include <cstdlib>

srand(time(0));     //to randomize
rand();                  //to generate the random number

but I think it depends on the library you're using.