PowerBuilder

Generating Random ASCII Strings

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Demonstrates how to generate random us-ascii strings. PowerBuilder

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

li_Success = 0

//  This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
//  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

li_Success = 0

loo_Fortuna = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Fortuna.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Prng")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Fortuna
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

//  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_Fortuna