Generate number between 1 and 4

[blueeyce]

Is is possible in DOS to generate a number in a given range? Thank you

[carlos]

Are you using the console of WXP or DOS 6.X ?

If you're running Windows, you can do:

set /a %RANDOM% % 4 + 1

To generate a number between 1 and 4.

[blueeyce]

I'm using the console in Win2k and I get a "missing operator" from your code. Any ideas?

[GuruGary]

The command Carlos gave should work if you paste it directly on the command line.  If you want to use it in a batch file, double up on the percent sign before the 4

Command line:

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set /a %RANDOM% % 4 + 1
Batch file:

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@echo off
set /a rnd=%RANDOM% %% 4 + 1
echo %rnd%

[blueeyce]

Perfect, thank you very much.