>>I am looking for a formula or function to use in a very simple method of copy protection. I would like a number or a string to be generated from a random number.
>>For example, if the program generates a randrom number, say "1", the formula should generate a crypted string or a "crypted" number, based solely on the seed number.
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>>Anyone can suggest anything? Thank you.
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>You can use the built-in checksum function, for one. That is functions sys(2007). Other options exist as well - some API function were mentioned in past threads.
Thank you very much for your suggestions. I will look into those.
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