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Peter Charlesworth10-Jun-06 6:05 
Hi guys!

I have picked up c++ again after a period of rest and I have written a program that is based around random numbers.

Here is what it does: it "calculates" two random numbers (both with a maximum, as you will see in the code. The maximum corresponds with the two arrays of strings stated in the beginning of the main integer) and will output the strings corresponding to those two numbers.

It will, in short, pick a person and pick an activity they can do and put these together to form something like "Mike is eating a sandwich".

In the beginning of the program, the user is asked to input an integer defining the amount of combinations he would like to receive. He might, for instance, type "4" and receive this as output:

Mike is eating a sandwich.
Jack is playing the guitar.
Bella is watching a video.
Dave is playing tennis.

But, and here comes the problem, the program will, in that case, not output those four combinations, but something like this:

Mike is eating a sandwich.
Mike is eating a sandwich.
Mike is eating a sandwich.
Mike is eating a sandwich.

In other words, the program will always use the same random number as it "calculated" for the first combination, thus coming up with the same result for every combination the user wanted.

How can I fix this?

Here's the program, written in c++ and compiled using Borland 5.5:

 <br />
WhoDoesWhat.cpp<br />
#include < cstdlib ><br />
#include < ctime ><br />
#include < iostream ><br />
#include < string ><br />
using namespace std;<br />
<br />
int main()<br />
{<br />
<br />
   string person[9] = {<br />
            "Jason",<br />
            "My best friend",<br />
            "Uncle Ben",<br />
            "Mark",<br />
            "Eva",<br />
            "Dad",<br />
            "My daughter",<br />
            "Deborah",<br />
            "That kid over there"};<br />
<br />
   string activity[9] = {<br />
            " is preparing a diner for two.",<br />
            " is playing a game of tennis with mum.",<br />
            " is making out with his/her girl/boyfriend.",<br />
            " is studying his geography exam.",<br />
            " is still sleeping.",<br />
            " is cruising on his motorcycle.",<br />
            " is shooting baskets in the garden.",<br />
            " is relaxing by the pool.",<br />
            " is coding a simple program in C++"};<br />
	<br />
    int a = 0;<br />
    int b;<br />
    int i;<br />
    int j;<br />
    const int N = 9;<br />
<br />
    cout << "Who is doing what? Find out with this program!\n";<br />
<br />
    cout << "Of how many persons would you like to know what they are doing?\nThey might be busy doing more things at a time, though!\n";  <br />
<br />
    cin >> b;<br />
<br />
    cout << endl;<br />
<br />
    while (a < b){<br />
    	srand( (unsigned)time( NULL ) );<br />
<br />
    	for (i = 0; i < 25; i++) { <br />
        	rand();}<br />
	for (j = 0; j < 25; j++) {<br />
		rand();}<br />
	<br />
	i = (int) N * rand() / (RAND_MAX + a + 3.0);<br />
	j = (int) N * rand() / (RAND_MAX + a + 3.0);<br />
<br />
	cout << person[i] << activity[j] << endl;<br />
<br />
	a++;<br />
    }<br />
<br />
    cout << "\n\nNow you know a bit more about the people around you!\nCome back later, you hear!";<br />
<br />
    getchar();<br />
<br />
    return 0;<br />
 <br />
}<br />


I hope anyone can help.

Thanks in advance!

Regards,

Peter

-- modified at 12:08 Saturday 10th June, 2006
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