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Hi,

If I execute Random($n, $n, 1) then it set the @error flag and returns 0.

According to the help file I cannot find what is wrong with that, imho in this case Random() should just return $n.

The help file reads:

The result will be in the range of Min to Max INCLUSIVE when using integers

When using integers Max-Min must be less than 2^31

Am I misreading something?.

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Because min and max are equal and are seemingly interpreted as bad parameters.

it's trivial to test for equal values yourself, so the expense should be in your script

and not the autoit interpreter.

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There are no integers between 10 and 10 so why would you use Random? This doesn't fail though >>

ConsoleWrite(Random(10, 11) & @LF)

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There are no integers between 10 and 10 so why would you use Random?

Yes, strictly between 10 and 10 is pretty obvious that there are no integers and need no further explanation.

This doesn't fail though >>

Yes it does as long as it follows the help guide text:

The result will be in the range of Min to Max INCLUSIVE when using integers

"INCLUSIVE" is in caps, so it emphasizes that includes both limits, i.e, between 10 and 10 there is just one random integer: 10.

Obviously again, in this case there is no need to randomize, but the Min and Max values are not hardcoded on the script but variables that come from an external device and can be the same value.

Yes, the script should test that, no problem on this, is easy and fast, however the help text is not strictly true and because of this I spent more than a couple of hours looking for the bug. I am not complaining on the latter but suggesting if the help text should be modified.

Regards.

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I confess I always question why Random($n, $n, 1) fails to return $n. Mostly since, YES, there exists one (unique) integer between 10 and 10. Mathematically speaking, [10, 10] = {10}

As Warpi says, it's trivial to test for equality of bounds and code accordingly, but fixing Random to behave logically would be preferable in my view to making the help file clearer on this point, and that won't break any script.

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[10, 10] = {10}

I couldn't have said it better.

As Warpi says, it's trivial to test for equality of bounds and code accordingly, but fixing Random to behave logically would be preferable in my view to making the help file clearer on this point, and that won't break any script.

Totally agree.
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This has been the basis for several tickets already, like #1538 and previous ones. Don't spend time asking again (IMHO).

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warpi,

My small example was between 10 & 11 not 10 & 10. Anyway a comment has already been added to the Help file, see the latest betas.

Edited by guinness

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My small example was between 10 & 11 not 10 & 10. Anyway a comment has already been added to the Help file, see the latest betas.

Oh, yes, I was talking not about your example but about having the same two limits. As I wrote, in my script those come from an external source and can have the same value.

I will check the latest beta help file then.

Well, it is nice it says "If Min and Max are the same value then Random will return 0 and set @error to non-zero.".

Thank you.

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There are no integers between 10 and 10 so why would you use Random?

I agree that it sounds like a crazy thing to do, however I see it like this: as the min value approaches the max value, so too does the random value between them. I would call it an asymptotic relationship.

Lets handle the mathematics weakness of the developers with external error bug-handling code

There is absolutely no justification for this comment. Firstly it's total nonesence, and secondly their decision may be based on any number of criteria which we may not be aware of. I trust the devs judgement and I think AutoIt is brilliant.

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There is absolutely no justification for this comment. Firstly it's total nonesence, and secondly their decision may be based on any number of criteria which we may not be aware of. I trust the devs judgement and I think AutoIt is brilliant.

Hm, I disagree.

Everything can be questioned. I would say that developer who made decision to return 0 and set @error was wrong.

No amount of sugar can change the bitter taste of wrongness.

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Hm, I disagree.

Everything can be questioned. I would say that developer who made decision to return 0 and set @error was wrong.

No amount of sugar can change the bitter taste of wrongness.

The fact is Trancexx, I didn't bother to look at the ticket, so I had no idea who Warpi was refering to. When he refered to the mathematical weakness of the developers, the word developers was in the plural. I took it to mean the dev team in general. I certainly would not consider your mathematics to be weak. I also would prefer Random($n, $n) to return $n, but then I would also like to replace binary with sexagesimal. :oops:

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czardas,

It isn't about replacing anything by something else (sexy or not), but rather bringing back Random to the realm of pure logic: the interval [x, x] contains exactly one element which is x whatever set you're working in.

That means in particular: ∀ x ∊ ℤ, x ≤ x ≥ x

trancexx,

Would it be a great fuss doing so? The only scripts it would break are those which rely on Random($n, $p, 1) to set @error and return 0 as a way for detecting that $n = $p. That seems very unlikely to me and it's certainly not a problematic breaking.

Edited by jchd

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czardas,

It isn't about replacing anything by something else (sexy or not), but rather bringing back Random to the realm of pure logic: the interval [x, x] contains exactly one element which is x whatever set you're working in.

Replacing binary was just a joke, since I have been thinking about rhythmic divisions recently (triplets, quintuplets), and trying to decide what approach to take. Base 60 being intuitive, although I haven't yet come to a decision.

That means in particular: ∀ x ∊ ℤ, x ≤ x ≥ x

Okay I get an idea what this statement is saying, but I'm not familiar with all the symbols. Edited by czardas
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@rogue5099

The qhole point of the thread was to stress (once again) that Random($n, $n, 1) returning an error was completely wrong.

You proposed code does exactly the same.

I'd even say that given the fact that Random is a slow operation, it would have been nice to restore bounds order internally.

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For any x in the set of signed integers, (x is smaller or equal to x) and (x is greater or equal to x).

Comes from the fact that x = x = x

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