Kinda random pool but not really?

[Jafa]

Hi Guys, can anyone tell me how to randomly select a number, (I can probably show it either as a graphic or as a digit on a counter on the playfield)from a pool of 120 such items. (They are not sequential whole numbers)Each time I show one, it gets removed from the pool. Thanx.
p.s. please, preferably no arrays, life is complicated enough. Maybe retrieve an item from a string? but then how do you eliminate the used item.... cheers Jafa

[uprize]

What about the Random Pool object?

[Jafa]

How many items can I enter into that?

[Dynasoft]

As many as you want I think.

[Jafa]

I dont think you can use your own list of numbers? Rather you have to use the ones the machine generates for you, within the max and min range.

[uprize]

yes, and whats wrong with that? Simply think of these numbers as ID's which you can link to whatever you want. Store your objects in a list or array and use the randomly generated number to refer to the object on that line for example.

[Burfelt]

I have solved this before by having a list object with my pool of numbers. Then I randomly picked a line with a number and deleted it after use.

This works great if you are doing a pool of numbers but won't allow duplicates, or simulating a deck of cards that you need to draw from.

[Jacob]

Or Tetris, where each block needs to be used before the next set of 7.

[Mokhtar]

Side note: the new version of the random pool which is currently in development will allow you to add your own numbers to the pool.

[Jafa]

Excellent, thanks guys.