Command prompt random variable

#1 (**permalink**) 09-20-2007, 06:00 PM

I hear there is supposed to be a "random" environment variable in the windows
shell, but when I look for it, it isn't there. Is there some way to get it?

#2 (**permalink**) 09-20-2007, 11:20 PM

"jimshoe2112" <jimshoe2112@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3BBE8FA1-0542-407C-945B-65B40CC04054@microsoft.com...
>I hear there is supposed to be a "random" environment variable in the
>windows
> shell, but when I look for it, it isn't there. Is there some way to get
> it?

Try this command:

echo %random%

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