Random Name Generator

Here's an example of my random name generator. So far it only
creates 30 names. When I finally release the beta for my game it
will create 100. You only get 5 troops from a choice of 15, so
there is a very good chance of getting a unique squad with each
new game (the game is designed to provide long gameplay, so
you'll not likely be starting a ton of new games anyway, but
advancing a saved game).

I'm using the same algorithms to generate random skills and
attributes for each trooper. So you and nine of your friends could
all start new games and get 10 original, unique sets of troops.

Let me know what you think.

OK, for some strange reason the attachment didn't work?

Attempt #2:

any chance i can see the code, i wouldn't understand the windows stuff, but just the funciton

it's cool though . . it does what it's suppose to. i'll be more impressed if i can see the code i mean

Hehe i got a guy named Mark Marks =)
Anyway, its really cool!

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any chance i can see the code, i wouldn't understand
the windows stuff, but just the funciton

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Sure. Here's the code with added comments leaving out most of
the windows only stuff:

Code:

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//in the global declares
 //the cName struct, simply used to hold a name segment and
 //has a flag to show if it's already been used.
struct cName
{
    char cNameSeg[40];
    bool bUsed;
};

 //need 3 of these, 1 for list of first names, 1 for list of last names
 //and 1 for the amalgamated full names
cName fName[30], lName[30], wName[30];

int iRand, iName;

void GetRandNames()
{
  //reset the bUsed flags and empty the list of whole names
  for(int i=0;i<30;i++)
  {
      fName[i].bUsed=false;
      lName[i].bUsed=false;
      wName[i].bUsed=false;
      strcpy(wName[i].cNameSeg,"");
  }
 
  //fill the cNameSeg members with data
  strcpy(fName[0].cNameSeg,"Jason");
  strcpy(fName[1].cNameSeg,"Bill");
  //etc. etc. etc.
    //currently this is a long list of strcpy's. today I'm modifying it
    //so that it writes the 200 structs (100 fName, 100 lName) to
    //a file and then reads them back in at run-time.

  //reset the whole name counter
  iName=0;
  //randomize based on time
  srand((unsigned)time(NULL));
 
  //cycle through setting the first name values randomly into the
  //whole name structs 
  for(int iFN=0;iFN<3000;iFN++)
  {
      iRand=rand()%30;
      if(!fName[iRand].bUsed)
    {
        fName[iRand].bUsed=true;
        strcpy(wName[iName].cNameSeg,fName[iRand].cNameSeg);
        iName++;
    }
  }

    //reset the name counter
    iName=0;
 
  //do the same for the last names, concatenating them with
  //the first names
  for(int iLN=0;iLN<3000;iLN++)
  {
    iRand=rand()%30;
    if(!lName[iRand].bUsed)
    {
        lName[iRand].bUsed=true;
        strcat(wName[iName].cNameSeg," ");
        strcat(wName[iName].cNameSeg,lName[iRand].cNameSeg);
        iName++;
      }
    }
}

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Pretty straightforward. No real window's specific stuff in the
function itself. So, it could easily be used to generate names for
console app RPG's, etc..

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Originally posted by ErionD
Hehe i got a guy named Mark Marks =)
Anyway, its really cool!

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With the additional names I've already added I've gotten a few
really unique names:

*some examples*
Tyrone Hirihito
Willy Williams
Bob Robertson
Jaques Davenport
Kareem Gonzalez

cool!