I just played with it for a few minutes. It worked fine for me, no problems. Keyed in 5d6-3 k2 and it kept rolling and not resetting. Are you using IE or some other browser? It could be a browser problem. Or you've fixed it since you've posted. On Wed, 30 Jul 2003, Peter Westergaard wrote: > I cobbled together a really quick and dirty PHP to run a "dice-rolling" > simulator. > > Sometimes, it works great. Other times, it gets into some weird > state, when strange extra characters are injected into variable values > and/or variable NAMES even! > > You can see an uploaded version at http://www.westergaard.ca/dierolling. > php - if you key in something like "30d100+40 k20" (by which I mean > roll 30 "100-sided" dice, keep the best 20, and add 40 to the resulting > sum), then click "roll" a few times, you'll probably notice that > at some point, the string "+/-" in the help text disappears. The > next time you click "Roll" the system will stop giving roll results, > will reset to rolling "3d6", and will ignore input. > > I've struggled with this till I'm red in the face. I'm stumped. > Please, Help! :) > > I've also uploaded the source at http://www.westergaard.ca/dierolling. > phpsrc > > The webserver at westergaard.ca is Linux, but I've also tested this > on a Win2000 IIS webserver, and have the exact same results. > > If anyone has any clue what is going on, I'd really appreciate a > suggestion. > > Thanks! > > Peter Westergaard > peter@westergaard.ca ### ICQ#: 10294457 > http://www.westergaard.ca/ ### http://courtly.livejournal.com > ---------- > 'Our response to being bored and rich is not to discard our possessions > and live more simply, > but to buy more stuff to reduce the space in which we might contemplate > our shame.' > - Stuart Jeffries "Robots without a cause" > > > > > =================================================================== > EASY and FREE access to your email anywhere: http://Mailreader.com/ > =================================================================== > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Beckman Internet Guy beckman@purplecow.com http://www.purplecow.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
