Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Deployment:
Startup Command and Parameter Reference

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 Progress 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.