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Simple recursion unique raffle 10 Years Ago by Szabi Zsoldos Raffle function to generate unique numbers for each player, related to the same table with a recursive aproach. I had to do a simple raffle system for a contest that I was working on and tried many things and the most simple and the most effective one to generate unique numbers for each player was this, a simple recursive function. Re: Simple recursion unique raffle 10 Years Ago by diafol …createRaffleNumber($db, $player, $start, $end) { //start with getting random raffle number $raffle_number = mt_rand($start,$end); //select data $sth = $db-&…in_array($raffle_number, $data)) $raffle_number = mt_rand($start,$end); //insert raffle number to person $sth = $db->prepare("INSERT … Need help with Python raffle game 8 Years Ago by Ossy009 … in the email address and stores email and raffle into a database.Also the raffle entires will be selected at random from… Re: Need help with Python raffle game 8 Years Ago by Ossy009 Someone implented Code into mine all I need is a code that allows user to type in the email address and store that and the random raffle into a Db plus view raffle entries and I have the code for the random selection Re: Need help with Python raffle game 8 Years Ago by rproffitt Why does this look so much like http://stackoverflow.com/questions/35113113/more-efficient-algorithm-to-randomly-select-raffle-winners-in-python Re: Simple recursion unique raffle 10 Years Ago by minitauros Tip: If you use time() or microtime() in your random number somehow, you will generate a number that is much more likely to be unique, which means you may have to execute less database operations (less queries are needed to find out if a number already exists, for the number will probably always be unique). Re: Simple recursion unique raffle 10 Years Ago by Szabi Zsoldos That is true, my ideea was that I had limited players, almost 50k and I did a max of 100K. Re: Need help with Python raffle game 8 Years Ago by Ossy009 More efficant to understand the code. Totally lost in functions! 16 Years Ago by nelledawg …, grandtotal); choice = contyn("\nWould you like to purchase more raffle tickets?"); } while (choice == 'y' || choice == 'Y'); return 0; … use: system("clear"); printf("WELCOME TO THE RAFFLE!"); return; } /* ================================================================ */ double getfloat(char item[], … Major problem with functions. Need help! 16 Years Ago by nelledawg …, grandtotal); choice = contyn("\nWould you like to purchase more raffle tickets?"); } while (choice == 'y' || choice == 'Y'); return 0; … use: system("clear"); printf("WELCOME TO THE RAFFLE!"); return; } /* ================================================================ */ double getfloat(char item[], … Re: Major problem with functions. Need help! 16 Years Ago by nelledawg …); choice = contyn("\nWould you like to purchase more raffle tickets?"); show(ticketquan, ticketcost, tickettotal, finaltotal); } … use: system("clear"); printf("WELCOME TO THE RAFFLE!"); return; } /* ================================================================ */ double getdouble(char item[], … Re: Major problem with functions. Need help! 16 Years Ago by nelledawg …; choice = contyn("\nWould you like to purchase more raffle tickets?"); show(ticketquan, ticketcost, tickettotal, grandtotal); } while… use: system("clear"); printf("WELCOME TO THE RAFFLE!\n"); return; } /* ================================================================ */ double getdouble(char item… Re: Major problem with functions. Need help! 16 Years Ago by mitrmkar …, grandtotal); choice = contyn("\nWould you like to purchase more raffle tickets?"); [/B] } while (choice == 'y' || choice == '… use: system("clear"); printf("WELCOME TO THE RAFFLE!\n"); return; } /* ================================================================ */ double getdouble(char item[], double … Re: Major problem with functions. Need help! 16 Years Ago by nelledawg …, tickettotal); choice = contyn("\nWould you like to purchase more raffle tickets?"); } while (choice == 'y' || choice == 'Y'); show2(… use: system("clear"); printf("WELCOME TO THE RAFFLE!\n\n\n"); return; } /* ================================================================ */ double getint(char item… Re: Major problem with functions. Need help! 16 Years Ago by mitrmkar …, grandtotal); choice = contyn("\nWould you like to purchase more raffle tickets?"); An observation, a project, and an inquiry. 14 Years Ago by PixelHead777 … [U]simplistic[/U] modules. [B]Challenge: [U]Raffle.[/U][/B] Have Python run a raffle based on names you give it. Determine… HTML Form Not Working 10 Years Ago by kbhat.97 …; <h2 class="fs-title">Item to raffle</h2> <h3 class="fs-subtitle"… class="fs-subtitle">Please enter information about raffle</h3> <input type="text" name… Re: An observation, a project, and an inquiry. 14 Years Ago by Ene Uran … sticky's project ideas very much. Please put your clever Raffle project back into the thread. Avoid the unsubstantiated extra comments… Technology and Productivity 17 Years Ago by Dshaw … extra bonus, that being a free Microsoft Zune as a raffle prize to the survey takers. I figured some of you… Soundbridge?? 15 Years Ago by Chemodino I won a "Pinnacle Soundbridge HomeMusic" in a raffle and while it looks easy to use I do not have any way of sending mu music to it from my PC. What is the best device to use to send my music to this Soundbridge? 40 Column Text Mode problem 15 Years Ago by donjohnson24 … 'bet' on the winner. Not really betting - more like a raffle - but my program enabled the odds for the eight runners… What The Moonfruit? A Twitter Marketing Campaign Analysis 14 Years Ago by Social Bug …. The self-service online website generator ran a week-long raffle offering one Macbook Pro a day to anyone in the… Dinner with Dani 13 Years Ago by happygeek … me into submission, but congrats to whoever won the free raffle for the iPad! I'm not jealous at all, oh… Re: Word Association Game 17 Years Ago by happygeek Raffle -> Singapore Re: Word Association Game 17 Years Ago by roryt prizes --> Raffle Re: Getting Members To Register 15 Years Ago by lendell One tactic would be to offer an incentive to register. You could host a contest or raffle of sorts with a chance to win prizes, however you must be registered to be eligible. I would also recommend that you change the "guests' corner" to a guest book where the user is limited to one 150 character "hello". Re: Getting Members To Register 15 Years Ago by wulawula … an incentive to register. You could host a contest or raffle of sorts with a chance to win prizes, however you… Re: Yes or No 15 Years Ago by slimeyapple YES? (if a RAFFLE counts? I was shopping just before Christmas and was handed … Re: SQL Syntax Error 14 Years Ago by TokenFire You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'INSERT INTO raf_emails VALUES(1, 'Email Verification Link', 'You or someone else' at line 12. Any ideas on what to do? Its for a raffle system. Re: SQL Syntax Error 14 Years Ago by ratcycle … 12. Any ideas on what to do? Its for a raffle system.[/QUOTE] I am having the same problem. Any help…