# A random answer script

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-random-answer-script/121083>\
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**Created:** [August 30, 2004, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-random-answer-script/121083 "2004-08-30T18:52:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![benjah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@benjah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/benjah)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2004, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-random-answer-script/121083/1 "2004-08-30T18:52:25Z")

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here is the function i created trying to create a random asnwer script.

function answerQuestion()  
{  
var numberRandom = parseInt(Math.Rand() \* 8 + 1);//variable random is now drawn from 1 - 8.  
var answer[1] = “ask again later”;  
var answer[2] = “most definately”;  
var answer[3] = “probably not”;  
var answer[4] = “it is a slight possibility”;  
var answer[5] = “yes. i think.”;  
var answer[6] = “insert answer here”;  
var answer[7] = "no. er, yes.  
var answer[8] = “maybe”;  
alert(answer[numberRandom]);  
}

now obviously that didn’t work. what do i need to do to make it work?