(PowerBuilder) Generating Random ASCII Strings

Demonstrates how to generate random us-ascii strings.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

integer li_rc
oleobject loo_ChilkatGlob
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Fortuna
integer li_BDigits
integer li_BLowercase
integer li_BUppercase
integer i

// All Chilkat classes can be unlocked at once at the beginning of a program
// by calling UnlockBundle.  It requires a Bundle unlock code.
loo_ChilkatGlob = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Global" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_ChilkatGlob.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Global")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_ChilkatGlob
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
li_Success = loo_ChilkatGlob.UnlockBundle("Anything for 30-day trial.")
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_ChilkatGlob.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_ChilkatGlob
    return
end if

loo_Fortuna = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Prng" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Fortuna.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Prng")

// Generate random strings having only lowercase chars (a-z)
// Disallow digits and uppercase and only allow lowercase
li_BDigits = 0
li_BUppercase = 0
li_BLowercase = 1

Write-Debug "-- only lowercase alpha (a-z)"
for i = 1 to 10
    // Generate 20-character strings.
    Write-Debug loo_Fortuna.RandomString(20,li_BDigits,li_BLowercase,li_BUppercase)
next

// Allow both lowercase and uppercase alpha chars
li_BUppercase = 1
Write-Debug "-- lower and uppercase alpha (a-zA-Z)"
for i = 1 to 10
    // Generate 20-character strings.
    Write-Debug loo_Fortuna.RandomString(20,li_BDigits,li_BLowercase,li_BUppercase)
next

// Allow digits (0-9)
li_BDigits = 1
Write-Debug "-- digits and lower/uppercase alpha (0-9a-zA-Z)"
for i = 1 to 10
    // Generate 20-character strings.
    Write-Debug loo_Fortuna.RandomString(20,li_BDigits,li_BLowercase,li_BUppercase)
next

// Allow only digits (0-9)
li_BUppercase = 0
li_BLowercase = 0
Write-Debug "-- only digits (0-9)"
for i = 1 to 10
    // Generate 20-character strings.
    Write-Debug loo_Fortuna.RandomString(20,li_BDigits,li_BLowercase,li_BUppercase)
next


destroy loo_ChilkatGlob
destroy loo_Fortuna