One-argument form See also two-argument form Deal
Generates numbers chosen at random from the series of the first N integers which start at the index origin (ŒIO),where N is specified by the right argument. In the examples below ŒIO is set to 1, the default.
? 100 (Generates a random number between 1 14 and 100) ? 10 100 1000 (Generates 3 random numbers, the first 10 39 520 between 1 and 10, the second between 1 and 100, the third between 1 and 1000) DATA „ ?100 ½ 100 (Generates 100 random numbers in the range 1 to 100 - not necessarily unique) ?(3½5) (2 3½10) 1 4 3 6 3 1 7 7 10
Note: The system variable ŒRL (random link) contains a value used to generate random numbers. To generate the same number(s) on two occasions, set ŒRL to the same value before each use of ?.