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Re: [bug-gawk] How to get the seed in order to produce the next rand() o
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arnold |
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Re: [bug-gawk] How to get the seed in order to produce the next rand() output? |
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Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:06:40 -0700 |
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Peng Yu <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi,
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> Suppose that I run rand() for a number of time and the awk terminate.
> Then I start the awk program again and I want to get the results from
> rand() as if the program was not terminated. To do so, a seed is need.
> Does anybody know how to get the current seed of rand()? Thanks!
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> --
> Regards,
> Peng
There is no way to get the current seed. YOu can use srand() to get the
starting seed.
Arnold