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[mintsmike]

Hello folks,

I have recently started to program Addins for the ClassPad. I can use the SDK software to the extent that I can understand the basic principles and create my own program to output simple text on the screen.

I need to create a random integer and assign it to an integer variable. Now, I would usually do this with the C++ Standard Library using

#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>

but I have tried this and such file is not recognised by the SDK compiler.

If there is some ClassPad specific method to get a random/pseudo-random integer then I would be grateful for it.

Regards,
mintsmike

Edited by mintsmike, 04 May 2009 - 09:38 AM.

[Kilburn]

You have to include <stdlib.h>, not <cstdlib> or <stdlib>, which don't exist, and then use the rand() function. If I remember correctly, it returns a random integer between 0 and 65535 or so, so you can use the modulo operator % if you want to get a smaller number. For instance, rand()%8 will return a number between 0 and 7.

Also, the functions from stdio.h and iostream.h work only on the PC, not on the ClassPad. If you want quick output, you'll have to use a special stream called CPDump, from ClassPad.h. It works a bit like cout, have a look at the DebugExample example add-in. The only constraint is that you need to have at least a CPMainFrame and a CPModuleWindow set up in PegAppInitialize, else it will crash.