fortune cookie script

[Mike Sanders]

beware wordwrap...


@echo off

:: fortune cookie batch/cmd script
:: Michael Sanders - 2017
::
:: this example is limited to 5 fortune cookies for brevity
:: for the complete script containing 3,580 fortunes visit:
:: https://busybox.hypermart.net/fortune-cookies.html
::
:: if you modify this script, also adjust the values of x & y
:: accordingly (best to use an editor with line numbering)
::
:: x = line number before first frotune
:: y = line number of last fortune

set x=21
set y=26

set /a r=%random% * (%y% - %x%) / 32768 + %x%
for /f "skip=%r% tokens=*" %%z in ('type %~fx0') do echo %%z & exit /b 0

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later on,
Mike

https://busybox.hypermart.net