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  1. #1
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    random value at random time

    my motive is to get random variable at every start of program.so it does not show same sequence when it run again and again

    Code:
    int main()
    
    {
        srand( time ( NULL ) );
        cout<<rand();
    }

    when i run this program in code::block the following program is opening with error in new tab called TIME.H
    Code:
    /*
     * time.h
     * This file has no copyright assigned and is placed in the Public Domain.
     * This file is a part of the mingw-runtime package.
     * No warranty is given; refer to the file DISCLAIMER within the package.
     *
     * Date and time functions and types.
     *
     */
    
    #ifndef	_TIME_H_
    #define	_TIME_H_
    
    /* All the headers include this file. */
    #include <_mingw.h>
    
    #define __need_wchar_t
    #define __need_size_t
    #define __need_NULL
    #ifndef RC_INVOKED
    #include <stddef.h>
    #endif	/* Not RC_INVOKED */
    
    /*
     * Number of clock ticks per second. A clock tick is the unit by which
     * processor time is measured and is returned by 'clock'.
     */
    #define	CLOCKS_PER_SEC	((clock_t)1000)
    #define	CLK_TCK		CLOCKS_PER_SEC
    
    
    #ifndef RC_INVOKED
    
    /*
     * A type for storing the current time and date. This is the number of
     * seconds since midnight Jan 1, 1970.
     * NOTE: This is also defined in non-ISO sys/types.h.
     */
    #ifndef _TIME_T_DEFINED
    typedef	long	time_t;
    #define _TIME_T_DEFINED
    #endif
    
    #ifndef __STRICT_ANSI__
    /* A 64-bit time_t to get to Y3K */
    #ifndef _TIME64_T_DEFINED
    typedef __int64 __time64_t;
    #define _TIME64_T_DEFINED
    #endif
    #endif
    /*
     * A type for measuring processor time (in clock ticks).
     */
    #ifndef _CLOCK_T_DEFINED
    typedef	long	clock_t;
    #define _CLOCK_T_DEFINED
    #endif
    
    #ifndef _TM_DEFINED
    /*
     * A structure for storing all kinds of useful information about the
     * current (or another) time.
     */
    struct tm
    {
    	int	tm_sec;		/* Seconds: 0-59 (K&R says 0-61?) */
    	int	tm_min;		/* Minutes: 0-59 */
    	int	tm_hour;	/* Hours since midnight: 0-23 */
    	int	tm_mday;	/* Day of the month: 1-31 */
    	int	tm_mon;		/* Months *since* january: 0-11 */
    	int	tm_year;	/* Years since 1900 */
    	int	tm_wday;	/* Days since Sunday (0-6) */
    	int	tm_yday;	/* Days since Jan. 1: 0-365 */
    	int	tm_isdst;	/* +1 Daylight Savings Time, 0 No DST,
    				 * -1 don't know */
    };
    #define _TM_DEFINED
    #endif
    
    #ifdef	__cplusplus
    extern "C" {
    #endif
    
    _CRTIMP clock_t __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW	clock (void);
    g_CRTIMP time_t __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW	time (time_t*);
    _CRTIMP double __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW	difftime (time_t, time_t);
    _CRTIMP time_t __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW	mktime (struct tm*);
    
    /*
     * These functions write to and return pointers to static buffers that may
     * be overwritten by other function calls. Yikes!
     *
     * NOTE: localtime, and perhaps the others of the four functions grouped
     * below may return NULL if their argument is not 'acceptable'. Also note
     * that calling asctime with a NULL pointer will produce an Invalid Page
     * Fault and crap out your program. Guess how I know. Hint: stat called on
     * a directory gives 'invalid' times in st_atime etc...
     */
    _CRTIMP char* __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW		asctime (const struct tm*);
    _CRTIMP char* __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW		ctime (const time_t*);
    _CRTIMP struct tm*  __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW	gmtime (const time_t*);
    _CRTIMP struct tm*  __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW	localtime (const time_t*);
    
    _CRTIMP size_t __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW		strftime (char*, size_t, const char*, const struct tm*);
    
    #ifndef __STRICT_ANSI__
    
    extern _CRTIMP void __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW	_tzset (void);
    
    #ifndef _NO_OLDNAMES
    extern _CRTIMP void __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW	tzset (void);
    #endif
    
    _CRTIMP char* __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW	_strdate(char*);
    _CRTIMP char* __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW	_strtime(char*);
    
    /* These require newer versions of msvcrt.dll (6.10 or higher). */
    #if __MSVCRT_VERSION__ >= 0x0601
    _CRTIMP __time64_t __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW  _time64( __time64_t*);
    _CRTIMP __time64_t __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW  _mktime64 (struct tm*);
    _CRTIMP char* __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW _ctime64 (const __time64_t*);
    _CRTIMP struct tm*  __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW _gmtime64 (const __time64_t*);
    _CRTIMP struct tm*  __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW _localtime64 (const __time64_t*);
    #endif /* __MSVCRT_VERSION__ >= 0x0601 */
    
    /*
     * _daylight: non zero if daylight savings time is used.
     * _timezone: difference in seconds between GMT and local time.
     * _tzname: standard/daylight savings time zone names (an array with two
     *          elements).
     */
    #ifdef __MSVCRT__
    
    /* These are for compatibility with pre-VC 5.0 suppied MSVCRT. */
    extern _CRTIMP int* __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW	__p__daylight (void);
    extern _CRTIMP long* __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW	__p__timezone (void);
    extern _CRTIMP char** __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW	__p__tzname (void);
    
    __MINGW_IMPORT int	_daylight;
    __MINGW_IMPORT long	_timezone;
    __MINGW_IMPORT char 	*_tzname[2];
    
    #else /* not __MSVCRT (ie. crtdll) */
    
    #ifndef __DECLSPEC_SUPPORTED
    
    extern int*	_imp___daylight_dll;
    extern long*	_imp___timezone_dll;
    extern char**	_imp___tzname;
    
    #define _daylight	(*_imp___daylight_dll)
    #define _timezone	(*_imp___timezone_dll)
    #define _tzname		(*_imp___tzname)
    
    #else /* __DECLSPEC_SUPPORTED */
    
    __MINGW_IMPORT int	_daylight_dll;
    __MINGW_IMPORT long	_timezone_dll;
    __MINGW_IMPORT char*	_tzname[2];
    
    #define _daylight	_daylight_dll
    #define _timezone	_timezone_dll
    
    #endif /* __DECLSPEC_SUPPORTED */
    
    #endif /* not __MSVCRT__ */
    
    #ifndef _NO_OLDNAMES
    
    #ifdef __MSVCRT__
    
    /* These go in the oldnames import library for MSVCRT. */
    __MINGW_IMPORT int	daylight;
    __MINGW_IMPORT long	timezone;
    __MINGW_IMPORT char 	*tzname[2];
    
    #else /* not __MSVCRT__ */
    
    /* CRTDLL is royally messed up when it comes to these macros.
       TODO: import and alias these via oldnames import library instead
       of macros.  */
    
    #define daylight        _daylight
    /* NOTE: timezone not defined as macro because it would conflict with
       struct timezone in sys/time.h.
       Also, tzname used to a be macro, but now it's in moldname. */
    __MINGW_IMPORT char 	*tzname[2];
    
    #endif /* not __MSVCRT__ */
    
    #endif	/* Not _NO_OLDNAMES */
    #endif	/* Not __STRICT_ANSI__ */
    
    #ifndef _WTIME_DEFINED
    /* wide function prototypes, also declared in wchar.h */
    #ifndef __STRICT_ANSI__
    #ifdef __MSVCRT__
    _CRTIMP wchar_t* __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW	_wasctime(const struct tm*);
    _CRTIMP wchar_t* __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW	_wctime(const time_t*);
    _CRTIMP wchar_t* __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW	_wstrdate(wchar_t*);
    _CRTIMP wchar_t* __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW	_wstrtime(wchar_t*);
    #if __MSVCRT_VERSION__ >= 0x0601
    _CRTIMP wchar_t* __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW	_wctime64 (const __time64_t*);
    #endif
    #endif /*  __MSVCRT__ */
    #endif /* __STRICT_ANSI__ */
    _CRTIMP size_t __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW		wcsftime (wchar_t*, size_t, const wchar_t*, const struct tm*);
    #define _WTIME_DEFINED
    #endif /* _WTIME_DEFINED */
    
    #ifdef	__cplusplus
    }
    #endif
    
    #endif	/* Not RC_INVOKED */
    
    #endif	/* Not _TIME_H_ */
    help me please.is there any alternative solution or something else

  2. #2
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    Re: random value at random time

    Do you get an error in that time.h include file you posted? Did you write it yourself or is it a standard system file that came with the compiler or did you get it from somewhere else?

    What's the error message?

    Can you get a basic "Hello World" program to work? When you have that then add code in small incremental steps in order to identify the exact nature of the problem.

    ---

    Here's a link that describes your approach I've found useful,

    http://www.eternallyconfuzzled.com/a..._art_rand.aspx

    Regarding alternatives, what you need to accomplish is to call srand() with a different seed each time the program starts. One way other that getting the seed from the system timer is to store the seed on a file (initially set to say 0 when the file is created). Each time the program starts you read the current seed from the file and increment it with 1. Then you call srand with it and finally write it back on the file again.
    Last edited by razzle; December 30th, 2013 at 02:56 AM.

  3. #3
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    Re: random value at random time

    You haven't posted the headers your program uses. This program compiles OK with my MSVC

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <ctime>
    #include <cstdlib>
    using namespace std;
    
    int main()
    {
        srand(time(NULL));
        cout << rand();
    	return 0;
    }
    If you try this and you still get errors, you have an issue wuth your compiler set up. What compiler/os are you using?
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  4. #4
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    Re: random value at random time

    Quote Originally Posted by 2kaud View Post
    You haven't posted the headers your program uses. This program compiles OK with my MSVC

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <ctime>
    #include <cstdlib>
    using namespace std;
    
    int main()
    {
        srand(time(NULL));
        cout << rand();
    	return 0;
    }
    If you try this and you still get errors, you have an issue wuth your compiler set up. What compiler/os are you using?
    this is the exact program i am using.but still i am getting error.my compiler is gnn gcu with code::block ide and windows 8.1 os
    this is my errror

    c:\program files (x86)\codeblocks\mingw\bin\..\lib\gcc\i386-pc-mingw32\4.4.0\..\..\..\..\i386-pc-mingw32\include\time.h|85|error: 'g_CRTIMP' does not name a type|
    c:\program files (x86)\codeblocks\mingw\bin\..\lib\gcc\i386-pc-mingw32\4.4.0\..\..\..\..\include\c++\4.4.0\ctime|74|error: '::time' has not been declared|
    I:\back up\done c prgrm\main.cpp||In function 'int main()':|
    I:\back up\done c prgrm\main.cpp|8|error: 'time' was not declared in this scope|
    ||=== Build finished: 3 errors, 0 warnings ===|

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    Re: random value at random time

    g_CRTIMP time_t __cdecl __MINGW_NOTHROW time (time_t*);
    did you accidentally modify the time.h source code ? that "g_" seems wrong to me as it should start with an underscore instead ( moreover, googling "g_CRTIMP" gives exactly one result, that is your thread ) ...

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    Re: random value at random time

    Quote Originally Posted by superbonzo View Post
    did you accidentally modify the time.h source code ? that "g_" seems wrong to me as it should start with an underscore instead ( moreover, googling "g_CRTIMP" gives exactly one result, that is your thread ) ...
    now it works as silk and smooth as before.but when i try to run srand ().why a new program is being opened.whats the reason

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