Random Number BBCode
 

Well, I wrote this, and I sometimes have a use for random numbers (long story...), so I decided to release it.
Just import the product, you should know what to do by now, vb 3.5 has been out.
Use in posts by [rand] (will be a number 0-9)
UPDATE:
product-randombbcodenochange.xml will make it so that the number stays what it is at after posting, and product-randomnumberbbcode.xml makes it so that at each refresh, it is a different number

This would be nice for forum-games, like a dice :)
I won't be installing now but I'll think about it later :)
Does it produce integers only?
Is the random number created at once or changes each time sb refreshes the page?

Anyway thanks for sharing :)

It changes each time the page refreshes, and it produces integers 0-9 only.

Ohh then it wouldn't very good for a dice.
Anyway I'm sure many people will like it :)

Thanks!
I could make a version that doesn't change every time easily though, if you want (Obviously, all I need to do is make it replace on post instead of on view)

I'll ask the other admin if he likes it too and if so I'll tell you so that you don't do it for no reason :)

Well, I am already done...I will upload if you want it or if anyone else does
EDIT: Uploaded

I like it...now I just gotta figure out a game to use it on ;)

I like this but is it possible for the random number to be higher? For example, I sometimes have contests on my forum. At this time, I have just over 1900 members. I would like to be able to choose a random number between 1 and 19XX or whatever the membership number is.

Try to find rand(1,9) in the plugin code and change it to rand(1,1999) ;)

Edit: Oh, I just saw that you want the number to represent the member number... That would need a query and right now I don't have time to format it for you :o

Actually Michelle, I don't think he meant that....he just wanted like a raffle I think.


Anyways, nice hack, I'll bookmark it and if I ever need it I will install it :)

What is a raffle? :nervous:

Hello,

A raffle is when a random number string is collected and the user that holds that random number wins a prize. In essence, it is a lottery governed by the gambling laws.

I too would like to use this for something similar. In order for this to work for a raffle though, it would need to make sure it doesn't generate the same number in a thread. If all numbers have been taken, it would need to "close" automatically.

If this modification could generate these random numbers after a payment of somesort has been made. (Like integrating it with the PP donations hack), it would make for a great raffle system.

so how do i actually install this? just upload the xml file? to where? no other changes need to be made anywhere?