RANDOM
The RANDOM function returns a numeric value that is a pseudo-random number from a rectangular distribution.
The function type is numeric.
Format >>-FUNCTION RANDOM--+------------------+----------------------->< '-(--argument-1--)-'
- argument-1
- If argument-1 is specified, it must be zero or a positive integer, up to and including (10**18)-1 which is the maximum value that can be specified in a PIC9(18) fixed item; however, only those in the range from zero up to and including 2,147,483,645 will yield a distinct sequence of pseudorandom numbers.
If a subsequent reference specifies argument-1, a new sequence of pseudo-random numbers is started.
If the first reference to this function in the run unit does not specify argument-1, the seed value used will be zero.
In each case, subsequent references without specifying argument-1 return the next number in the current sequence.
The returned value is exclusively between zero and one.
For a given seed value, the sequence of pseudorandom numbers will always be the same.
