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HAScript: How to generate random characters [A-Z]?

  • 1.  HAScript: How to generate random characters [A-Z]?

    Posted Fri February 09, 2024 05:24 AM
    Using 'Character.toString(65)' from the Java.lang.Character combining with Java.lang.Math is my first attempt.
     
    But on some of the computers I tried, 
    It throws a runtime error: 'Java.lang.Character does not contain the specified method toString'
     
    As I am not allowed to make much changes on those computers,
    is there any way to generate random characters [A-Z]?
     
    Thank you very much.


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  • 2.  RE: HAScript: How to generate random characters [A-Z]?

    Posted Thu September 25, 2025 08:26 AM 
    <HAScript name="test" description="" timeout="6000" pausetime="20" promptall="true" blockinput="false" author="sr" creationdate="" supressclearevents="false" usevars="true" ignorepauseforenhancedtn="true" delayifnotenhancedtn="0" ignorepausetimeforenhancedtn="true" continueontimeout="false">

    <import>
        <type class="java.util.Random" name="javaRandom"/>
        <type class="java.lang.String" name="javaString"/>
        <type class="javax.swing.JOptionPane" name="javaOptionPane"/>

    </import>

    <vars>
        <create name="$random$" type="javaRandom" value="$new java.util.Random()$"/>
        <create name="$letters$" type="javaString" value="$new java.lang.String('ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ')$"/>
        <create name="$randIndex$" type="integer" value="$random.nextInt(26)$"/>
        <create name="$randLetter$" type="javaString" value=""/>
    </vars>

    <screen name="ScreenStart" entryscreen="true" exitscreen="true" transient="false">
        <description>
            <oia status="NOTINHIBITED" optional="false" invertmatch="false"/>
        </description>
        <actions>

            <varupdate name="$randIndex$" value="$random.nextInt(26)$"/>
            <!-- <trace type="SYSOUT" value="$randIndex$" /> -->
            <varupdate name="$randLetter$" value="$letters.substring($randIndex$,$randIndex$+1)$" />
            <!-- <trace type="SYSOUT" value="'Random Letter: ' + $randLetter$"/> -->
            <perform value="$javaOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,'Random Letter: ' + $randLetter$)$" />
            
        </actions>
    </screen>

</HAScript>


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