From: Kent Dahl <kentda@...>
Date: 2002-10-31T02:58:08+09:00
Subject: Re: Please help me modify this...

Bob wrote:
> 
> This currently works:
> 
> # define defaults which can be
> # overridden from the command prompt
> $minlen = 7
> $maxlen = 9
> 
> # generator function
> def generate_password(minlen=$minlen, maxlen=$maxlen)
>     chars = ("a".."z").to_a + ("A".."Z").to_a + (0..9).to_a
      chars = [("a".."z").to_a, ("A".."Z").to_a,  (0..9).to_a
][0..($strength-1)].join

>     pwlen = rand(maxlen - minlen) + minlen + 1
>     (1..pwlen).to_a.collect {|x| chars[rand(chars.length)] }.join
      (1..pwlen).collect{|x| chars[rand(chars.length)].chr }
      # Since chars has changed from an array to string, in my above
version.

> end
> 
> puts generate_password
> 
> I am trying to add a $strength variable as well. 1 would be
> ("a".."z").to_a 2 would be ("a".."z").to_a + ("A".."Z").to_a and 3
> would be the current one. I tryed splitting it out with an IF...ELSIF
> like:

HTH

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