>>>>>>try
>>>>>>

>>>>>>dim loRnd = new Random( DateTime.Now.Ticks.GetHashCode() );
>>>>>>

>>>>>
>>>>>It is the same thing.
>>>>
>>>>sorry Michel, but
>>>>

>>>>var xx = new Random(DateTime.Now.Ticks.GetHashCode());
>>>>

works perfectly here
>>>>
>>>>The Random constructor takes an int32 and .GetHashCode() returns an int32
>>>>
>>>>I don't understand it
>>>>
>>>>btw, what about making loRnd a static field ?
>>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>See my post to Michel - VB only does checked cast.
>>>But I agree using a static would be better....
>>__
>>Viv,
>>
>>I'm not into vb - hence - I don't know how to cast in vb
>>
>>What I don't understand is that long.GetHashCode() returns an int32 and that Michel is still having a problem with that
>>Do you understand ?
>
>Huh.... no.
>I looked at .Ticks (which is a Long). For that CInt() would throw an error if the value was > Int32.MaxValue (same as using a C# cast with checked())
>
>But, since, as you say, GetHashCode() returns an Int I don't see how it could generate an error (I'm assuming that Michel meant that it *was* that specific line that caused the exception.....)

That would explain it - it was long after midnight when Michel posted that answer - maybe he can chime in

Cheers,