Random Number Help Topic is solved

[Bettis]

Hi All,

I need help with a script.
What I want to do is generate a random number between x and y and have a word after it.
What I currently have,

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send, % ran(1, 10) word

ran(min, max)
 {
   random, ran, min, max
   return ran
 }

However because it returns ran the 'word' isn't written. Can I get some help with this please?

Mod edit: Added code tags.

[Exaskryz]

send, % ran(1, 10) " word"

Read up a bit on expressions.

Variable names in an expression are not enclosed in percent signs (except for pseudo-arrays and other double references). Consequently, literal strings must be enclosed in double quotes to distinguish them from variables.

Without the double quote, AHK was interpretting word to be a variable. And this variable was never assigned a value. You can try it with a code like this:

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word:="AutoHotkey"
Send, % ran(1, 10) word

[Bettis]

Thanks for the fast reply! I'll have to take a look more into that thanks.