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Re: Shuffling a List
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Chuck Pelto <[log in to unmask]>
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Macintosh Scripting Systems <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:12:20 -0600
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On Apr 13, 2008, at 1:01 PM, Mark J. Reed wrote:

> On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 2:51 PM, Chuck Pelto <[log in to unmask]>  
> wrote:
>> Does anyone have a good suggestion on how to shuffle the contents  
>> of a list?
>
> Fisher-Yates is a good algorithm.  What language?

Working with AppleScript; ScriptDebugger.

Where can I find the Fisher-Yates?

Chuck

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