A complex twist of the RANDOM function.
ERM
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Hi guys,
I came up with an idea for a program feature and I can picture it in my head working, but I can't get the code worked out right. Here's the function:
I am using the BRANCH function to cycle through different loops of code I have written after each button press.
First press - loop A
Second press - loop B
Third press - loop C
and so on.
The loops will only change when a button is pressed. Now the twist is, is there a way to randomly select from the different loops and have them change loops without pressing the button? Kind of like the description below:
Random: 'name of final loop
For X = 1 to 20 'the number of different loops in my program (loop A, loop B and so on)
RANDOM X 'randomly select from loops 1 to 20
For Y = 1 to 4 'repeat loop 4 times
goto X 'loop which was randomly selected
NEXT 'end of 4 repeats
NEXT 'end of loop selection
GOTO Random 'start over with another loop
I think the tricky part will be at the goto X part (which is the goto loop A or B or C). I'm thinking that if you goto another loop, it won't be able to execute the 1 to 4 command because it will be stuck in the other (loop A, B or whatever) loop until a button is pressed. Am I correct on this or am I missing something that will make it work?
Right now, each loop will run continuously until a button press. I am looking to add the feature of a final loop to randomly run all the other loops 4 times before selecting a different loop after the fourth repetition.
Can this be done, or is this just crazy talk?
Thanks in advance.
Tony
I came up with an idea for a program feature and I can picture it in my head working, but I can't get the code worked out right. Here's the function:
I am using the BRANCH function to cycle through different loops of code I have written after each button press.
First press - loop A
Second press - loop B
Third press - loop C
and so on.
The loops will only change when a button is pressed. Now the twist is, is there a way to randomly select from the different loops and have them change loops without pressing the button? Kind of like the description below:
Random: 'name of final loop
For X = 1 to 20 'the number of different loops in my program (loop A, loop B and so on)
RANDOM X 'randomly select from loops 1 to 20
For Y = 1 to 4 'repeat loop 4 times
goto X 'loop which was randomly selected
NEXT 'end of 4 repeats
NEXT 'end of loop selection
GOTO Random 'start over with another loop
I think the tricky part will be at the goto X part (which is the goto loop A or B or C). I'm thinking that if you goto another loop, it won't be able to execute the 1 to 4 command because it will be stuck in the other (loop A, B or whatever) loop until a button is pressed. Am I correct on this or am I missing something that will make it work?
Right now, each loop will run continuously until a button press. I am looking to add the feature of a final loop to randomly run all the other loops 4 times before selecting a different loop after the fourth repetition.
Can this be done, or is this just crazy talk?
Thanks in advance.
Tony
Comments
You're quite close. Just make the following changes.
You need to replace:
goto X
with this:
ON X GOSUB LoopA, LoopB, LoopC, LoopD, ... etc
And each of the Loop? routines will look something like this:
LoopA:
'Do something
RETURN
That should do it for you.
Regards,
Bruce Bates
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