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**free
//==============================================================
//=== SRV_RANDOM service program contains convenience prodcedures
// for generating pseudo random numbers.
//==============================================================
ctl-opt nomain option(*nodebugio: *srcstmt);
// ------------------------------------------------------------
// RAND_INT - function to returns a pseudo randon integer
// such that the value is >= p_Low and <= p_High.
// ------------------------------------------------------------
// No validity checking on the parameters.
// Testing shows that a fairly even distribution is
// produced, but p_High is much less frequently returned.
// The underlying SQL function returns a number that is
// >= .0 and <= .1, but it rarely returns .1.
// CRTSRVPGM SRVPGM(LENNONS1/SRV_RAND) MODULE(Rand_Int) EXPORT(*ALL)
dcl-proc Rand_Int export;
dcl-pi Rand_Int int(10);
p_Low int(10) value;
p_High int(10) value;
end-pi;
dcl-s rf float(8);
dcl-s wk int(10);
exec sql set :rf = random();
wk = %int( (rf *(p_High - p_Low) + p_Low) );
return wk;
end-proc;