Random Number Generator

[HannahD413]

I am trying to program an application that will generate a test of random preselected questions. I have each of 52 questions assigned a number, and I have it so it will pick a random number, if the number is 1 it will ask question 1, if it is 2 ect, however the random number generator does not seem to be working as I get the same questions each time. If anyone could tell me what I am doing wrong or how I could fix this problem it would be greatly appreciated.

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if (distilledwater==0 and HCl==0 and NaOH==0)
{Randomquestion=rand()% 12 + 1; //Just Powder Questions
if (Randomquestion==1) {cout << "What color was the powder?\n";}
if (Randomquestion==2) {cout << "What was the shape and relative size of the particles of the powder?\n";}
if (Randomquestion==3) {cout << "Would you describe the structure of the powder as amorphic, uniform crystalline or irregular crystalline?\n";}
if (Randomquestion==4) {cout << "Did the substance have and odor, if so what was it like?\n";}
if (Randomquestion==5) {cout << "Describe the luster of the powder.\n";}
if (Randomquestion==6) {cout << "What was the density of the powder? \n";}...

[Daubster]

You need to seed it first to get a real random effect.

srand(time(NULL));

Put that above your if statement and it should work.

[HannahD413]

Okay that worked and now the first question is random, how do I get the rest of the questions to be random.

If I put srand(time(NULL)); before them, they will always be the same a question one, but if I put srand (1); or other numbers in front of them, they will always be the same question as they were the last time.

[m4ster r0shi]

Daubster meant that you should put that statement only above your first if statement.

Also, use [code][/code] tags for code ;)

[HannahD413]

Alright I fixed it an it works now. And sorry about the code thing, I will fix it next time.

[Anders4000]

Mark as solved, so others like me don't click it ;p