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Hello,

I want $x to be any multiple of 24 starting at 66, ie either 66, 90, 114, or 138

I can use the Mod function to get multiples of 24, but how can i get multiples of 24 that

are starting from 66?

Thanks for any ideas and/or for code example that gets these results.

Note: I need to have Random() starting at 66, not adjusted to start at 72.

For $i = 1 To 4
    Do
        $r2 = Random(66, 150, 1)
    Until Mod($r2, 24) = 0
    $x = $r2
    MsgBox(0, '', $x, 1);I want $x to be either 66, 90, 114, or 138
Next                   ;but with this it's just giving either 72, 96, 120, or 144
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For $i = 1 To 4
    $x = Random(1, 4, 1) * 24 + 42
    MsgBox(0, '', $x, 1);I want $x to be either 66, 90, 114, or 138
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another one :)

Do
    
$x = Random(0, 1000, 1)
$y = $x/24
Until Not StringInStr($y,".")

MsgBox(0,"",$x+66)
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Hello,

I want $x to be any multiple of 24 starting at 66, ie either 66, 90, 114, or 138

I can use the Mod function to get multiples of 24, but how can i get multiples of 24 that

are starting from 66?

Thanks for any ideas and/or for code example that gets these results.

Note: I need to have Random() starting at 66, not adjusted to start at 72.

For $i = 1 To 4
    Do
        $r2 = Random(66, 150, 1)
    Until Mod($r2, 24) = 0
    $x = $r2
    MsgBox(0, '', $x, 1);I want $x to be either 66, 90, 114, or 138
Next                  ;but with this it's just giving either 72, 96, 120, or 144
But as big_daddy pointed out, 66, 90, 114, and 138 are not multiples of 24
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But as big_daddy pointed out, 66, 90, 114, and 138 are not multiples of 24

If you start at 66 and add 24 to each you get the next in the series. I think that's all he's really going for. Regardless, weaponx solved his issue elegantly.
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I thank you all very much for your various solutions.

Sorry I couldn't get back right away to reply to your quick solutions.

It turns out that your solution Jos is the easiest one for me to use, and gets the results I want with code that is easiest for me to understand, being closely related to the code I posted.

About the resulting numbers being not multiples of 24:

Actually I'm not sure how to state it exactly, but, within the range of 66 to 150, I want $x to be any number that is either 66, or some increments that are multiples of 24 (the size of the increments being multiples of 24, but not the numbers themselves being multiples of 24) is perhaps the more precise way to say it.

I should have probably mentioned that I want $x to be MouseClick x position, and I need the MouseClick to happen within the range of 66 to 150, yet any MouseClick that happens within that range needs to be either 66, Or (66 + 24) Or (66 + 24 + 24), etc.

I want to keep it as simple as possible by just using the Random() and a loop, rather than having to type out multiple or ORs, and rather than making an array. So the code of Jos works best for me at this time it appears.

I was also hoping to see if anybody had a way to integrate Mod() into this code something like this:

Generate a random number from 66 to 150

If the generated number is some increment of 24 up from 66, then give that value to $x.

Any way to do that with the Modulus function?

Thanks,

frew

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Very nice oMBRa!

Yes this works.

I'm not sure how it works yet though...still looking at the $a - 66 and wondering how you got that?

I knew there must be a way with Mod(), but I couldn't see it.

Thanks so much.

frew

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you said the number u need is 66 + multiples of 24, so we can tell it as 66 + 24*x.

e.g 138 = 66 + 24*3 then I did 138 - 66 = 24*3, so if the remainder of 138 - 66 modulus 24 is 0 then is the number we were searching

I hope u get it, english is not my native language

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you said the number u need is 66 + multiples of 24, so we can tell it as 66 + 24*x.

e.g 138 = 66 + 24*3 then I did 138 - 66 = 24*3, so if the remainder of 138 - 66 modulus 24 is 0 then is the number we were searching

I hope u get it, english is not my native language

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I'm surprised this thread has continued so long, your first 2 replies were both efficient, excellent examples.

They generate a "hit" for each call to Random(), the solutions using Mod() mean you'll be calling Random() an average of 24 times for each number returned.

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Thanks for the explanation oMBRa.

I need to spend some time with this in order to really get it.

Somehow I cannot quite see how it works yet, but I'll come back to it after a little break.

Thanks again,

frew

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Okay, I think I get it now.

The Modulus function allows us to get the true multiples of a number.

The $a - 66, for example, within the Modulus function "offsets" the "multiples", so they are no longer actually multiples, but now can be thought of a set of increments from a certain number.

I don't know if that explains it well, but I think I get it now.

Thanks so much for your help with this.

That helps so much with a project I'm working on.

frew

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the solutions using Mod() mean you'll be calling Random() an average of 24 times for each number returned

Thanks Spiff59, I did not know that.

I was just so curious to see if the Mod() could be part of the solution I was looking for. Something about that Mod() I like.

Well, thanks to all who helped me with this.

frew

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