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Startup Command and Parameter Reference
Startup Parameter Descriptions : Alternate Random Number Generator (-rand)
 

Alternate Random Number Generator (-rand)

Use Alternate Random Number Generator (-rand) to specify whether to use the original random number generator or the alternate one.
Operating system and syntax
UNIX / Windows
-rand n
Use with
Maximum value
Minimum value
Single-user default
Multi-user default
Client Session
2
1
1
1
n
The type of random number generator. A value of 1 (the default) indicates that OpenEdge should use the original generator; specify a value of 2 to use the alternate.
The original number generator always generates the same random sequence; that is, the numbers that it generates are random, but each time a session starts, it gives you the same set of numbers from the last session. If you have to generate a different sequence of random numbers, specify the alternate generator. This generator returns a number from a pseudorandom sequence of numbers rather than a truly random sequence.