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Here is another way using XMLHttpRequest (aka Ajax):

$sURL = "http://www.random.org/integers/?num=1&min=766&max=3269&col=1&base=10&format=plain&rnd=new"
$oXHR = ObjCreate("MSXml2.XMLHTTP")
$oXHR.open("GET", $sURL, False)
$oXHR.send()
$iRandom = $oXHR.responseText

Dale

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I don't just get answers. I get multiple flavors!

I tried the InetGet method and the Ajax method. Your int typecasting seemed to work because i can use it as an integer value for the delay in the sleep function.

I went with the Ajax solution simply because the ajax method appears to be loading the text into memory from the start and the others have an obvious above the hood system call either for an include or to read a temp file. Who knows what that Ajax is really doing under the hood though.

Anyway thanks for the quick and helpful responses!

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