[andrewanimation]

Hello,

I'm looking for a pretty odd program that I don't know how to successfully Google for. I'd like one that randomly selects one file from a folder. Completely randomly. I don't have experience with scripts or macros or whatever this would require, but if anyone can tell me how to create something like that, it would be useful as well. Or any other good idea for how to accomplish the same basic point, as long as it selects one from the folder, so I don't have to type up every file in a program. I'd like it to just select one from the folder itself, especially as the files get in the hundreds.

Thank you

[LightWarrior]

I've never heard of this program before, but I could try making one for you. I would say either a script in a language like AutoIt or a small console application created in C++.

Light

[andrewanimation]

Originally Posted by LightWarrior

I've never heard of this program before, but I could try making one for you. I would say either a script in a language like AutoIt or a small console application created in C++.

Light

I have no experience in these things, but if you'd be kind enough to try to program it for me, I'd appreciate it a lot. :) I'm subscribed to this thread.

[sophus]

I'm afraid I've never heard of such program.
What do you mean by selecting a file? What kind of file is this you're talking about?

[andrewanimation]

Originally Posted by sophus

I'm afraid I've never heard of such program.
What do you mean by selecting a file? What kind of file is this you're talking about?

oops, sorry i didn't check this thread in so long!! i never got an e-mail saying someone answered! D:
well, it's kind of tough to explain, but i'm an artist, and i often draw free art for people for fun, on a certain forum web site, and i have 150 requests so far, so it would be nice if i had a program that could select from the images at random, to decide who i draw, to keeps things fair. i could add them to a program that selects from a list at random, but it doesn't select from files in a folder at random, so i would have to input every name myself, which would be time-consuming in the long run=)

[sophus]

well andrew, you could do a very simple thing.
you know how many files are there on your folder, right? then all you gotta do is randomly select a number from 1 to your folder's file number. Try this http://www.random.org/integers/ .
Then, when you get your number, go to your folder, count the rows (for ex, say you get 5 files in a row inside your folder), count the files and then there you are, you have your file.

[andrewanimation]

Originally Posted by sophus

well andrew, you could do a very simple thing.
you know how many files are there on your folder, right? then all you gotta do is randomly select a number from 1 to your folder's file number. Try this http://www.random.org/integers/ .
Then, when you get your number, go to your folder, count the rows (for ex, say you get 5 files in a row inside your folder), count the files and then there you are, you have your file.

allright, thanks, maybe i'll try that then=)
thank you