Q37896: QB 4.50 Help "RND(n) Function Details" Correction for n = 0

Article: Q37896
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 4.50
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | docerr | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 12-JAN-1990

The QuickBASIC Version 4.50 QB Advisor online Help screen under "RND
Function Details" shows the following incorrect statement under
Argument:

   0 or n omitted    Returns the next random number in the sequence.

The line should be changed to read as follows:

   n > 0 or          Returns the next random number in the sequence.
   n omitted

This information is correct in the printed manuals for Version 4.50
and earlier versions.

Version 4.50 is the first version of QuickBASIC that offers the QB
Advisor, a hypertext-based, online Help system with instant cross
referencing.

This documentation error also occurs in the Microsoft Advisor online
Help system in QBX.EXE, which comes with Microsoft BASIC PDS Version
7.00.