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RandomValue ( thelist )

Returns a single random value from the value list that is entered.

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Jonathan Ray - Show more from this author Richard Carlton Consulting http://www.rcconsulting.com

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Let( [ stop = GetAsNumber (ValueCount (thelist)); start = 1; // If zero is random the interval the start parameter has to be incresed start = If ( start < 0 ; start - 1 ; start ); // If interval is below zero the stop parameter must be decresed stop = If ( start < 0 and stop < 0 ; stop - 1 ; stop ); // Calculates the random interger value result = Truncate ( ( Random * ( stop - ( start - 1 ))) + start ; 0 ) ]; // Returned random value result GetValue (thelist ; result) ) Click to copy

Returns a single random value from the value list that is entered.

Function is handy when a random value is needed over a relationship using the List function in the "thelist" parameter.

 

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