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+%D \module
+%D   [       file=thrd-ran,
+%D        version=1998.01.21,
+%D          title=\CONTEXT\ Support Macros,
+%D       subtitle=Random Number Generation,
+%D         author=Hans Hagen,
+%D           date=\currentdate,
+%D      copyright={PRAGMA / Hans Hagen \& Ton Otten}]
+%C
+%C This module is part of the \CONTEXT\ macro||package and is
+%C therefore copyrighted by \PRAGMA. Non||commercial use is 
+%C granted. 
+
+\writestatus{loading}{Third Party Macros / Random Number Generation}
+
+%D \macros
+%D   {getrandomcount, getrandomdimen, 
+%D    getrandomfloat, getrandomnumber}
+%D 
+%D This module load Donald Arseneau's generic file
+%D \type{random.tex}. A small shell is needed because we
+%D redefine some \TEX\ primitives. We also use different names 
+%D for the two generators and add an extra one.
+%D 
+%D \starttypen
+%D \getrandomcount  \countregister {minimum} {maximum}
+%D \getrandomdimen  \dimenregister {minimum} {maximum}
+%D \getrandomnumber \macroname     {minimum} {maximum}
+%D \getrandomfloat  \macroname     {minimum} {maximum}
+%D \stoptypen 
+%D
+%D Of course the file \type{random.tex} needs to be present.
+
+\readfile{random.tex}
+  {\writestatus{loading}{Donald Arseneau's 'random.tex'     (found)}}
+  {\writestatus{loading}{Donald Arseneau's 'random.tex' (not found)}}
+
+\ifx\nextrandom\undefined
+
+  \def\setrannum#1#2#3{#1=1  }
+  \def\setrandim#1#2#3{#1=1pt}
+
+\else
+
+  \let\normalnextrandom=\nextrandom
+
+  \def\nextrandom%
+    {\bgroup
+     \let\time =\normaltime   
+     \let\day  =\normalday
+     \let\month=\normalmonth  
+     \let\year =\normalyear
+     \normalnextrandom
+     \global\let\nextrandom=\normalnextrandom
+     \egroup}
+
+\fi
+
+\let\getrandomcount = \setrannum
+\let\getrandomdimen = \setrandim
+
+\def\getrandomnumber#1#2#3%
+  {\getrandomcount{\scratchcounter}{#2}{#3}%
+   \edef#1{\the\scratchcounter}}
+
+\def\getrandomfloat#1#2#3%
+  {\getrandomdimen{\scratchdimen}{#2pt}{#3pt}%
+   \edef#1{\withoutpt\the\scratchdimen}}
+
+\endinput