I would like to try a infinite monkey theorem out. Using a batch file to randomly choose from the 26 letters of the alphabet. When the word banana is spelt the batch file pauses. Any one have any ideas? please anything would help!!!!!!!you can generate a list of lower case letters using for loop. for random function, you can use %RANDOM%.

alternatively, you can use a programming language with functions that deal with random generation. here's a Python implementation
Code: [Select]import random
import string
import sys
letters = string.lowercase #lowercase letters a-z
text=sys.argv[1]
word=[] #list to contain the letters
while 1:   #infinite loop
    word.append(random.sample(letters,1)[0]) #store each letter into array
    if len(word)== len(text) :
        if ''.join(word) == text:
            raw_input("Found : %s" % text)            #pause when found.
        else:
            print "Generated word: ",''.join(word)
            word=[]
usage: c:\test> python test.py "banana"

if you are interested, here's an executable you can use, if you don't want to download Python.

output:
Code: [Select]C:\test>test.exe banana | more
Generated word:  rpjjpp
Generated word:  cclexr
Generated word:  clqafz
Generated word:  ewhilx
Generated word:  jzwhco
Generated word:  ghjlst
Generated word:  xsdpff
Generated word:  lklfhq
Generated word:  lnolsx
Generated word:  rpptyy
Generated word:  jevwvi
Generated word:  walddh
Generated word:  pekxbz
.....
echo off
:loop
if %let%==banana goto stop
if %num%=6 set let=&set /a word+=1
set /a num+=1
set rnd=%random%
if %rnd% gtr 26000 goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 25000 set let=%let%z& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 24000 set let=%let%y& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 23000 set let=%let%x& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 22000 set let=%let%w& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 21000 set let=%let%v& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 20000 set let=%let%u& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 19000 set let=%let%t& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 18000 set let=%let%s& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 17000 set let=%let%r& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 16000 set let=%let%Q& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 15000 set let=%let%p& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 14000 set let=%let%o& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 13000 set let=%let%n& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 12000 set let=%let%m& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 11000 set let=%let%l& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 10000 set let=%let%k& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 9000 set let=%let%j& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 8000 set let=%let%i& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 7000 set let=%let%H& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 6000 set let=%let%g& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 5000 set let=%let%f& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 4000 set let=%let%e& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 3000 set let=%let%d& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 2000 set let=%let%c& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 1000 set let=%let%b& goto loop
set let=%let%a
goto loop
:stop
echo done!
echo %word%
pause >nul

that should do it...I had to make that on my dsi so I had to write everything, no copypasta.
Helpmeh i put that in to notepad and made a bat from it and its not working please tell me what i need to do. and how i can understand how you made that. pleasetry running the batch file from the command prompt and tell me what it says. (btw, I can't test it as I am STILL on my DSi.)3 Quote from: Helpmeh on June 14, 2009, 06:18:31 AM

echo off
:loop
if %let%==banana goto stop
if %num%=6 set let=&set /a word+=1
set /a num+=1
set rnd=%random%
if %rnd% gtr 26000 goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 25000 set let=%let%z& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 24000 set let=%let%y& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 23000 set let=%let%x& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 22000 set let=%let%w& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 21000 set let=%let%v& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 20000 set let=%let%u& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 19000 set let=%let%t& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 18000 set let=%let%s& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 17000 set let=%let%r& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 16000 set let=%let%q& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 15000 set let=%let%p& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 14000 set let=%let%o& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 13000 set let=%let%n& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 12000 set let=%let%m& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 11000 set let=%let%l& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 10000 set let=%let%k& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 9000 set let=%let%j& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 8000 set let=%let%i& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 7000 set let=%let%h& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 6000 set let=%let%g& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 5000 set let=%let%f& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 4000 set let=%let%e& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 3000 set let=%let%d& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 2000 set let=%let%c& goto loop
if %rnd% gtr 1000 set let=%let%b& goto loop
set let=%let%a
goto loop
:stop
echo done!
echo %word%
pause >nul

that should do it...I had to make that on my dsi so I had to write everything, no copypasta.

will %rnd% ever be less than 1000? also what if %rnd% is exactly 1000, 2000, 3000 etc..