Random animation script

Hi - I've created a dance ball that works pretty well, except i can't work out how to add a "RANDOM" choice to the menu /prim so that the animations will randomly select. Can anyone help me with this please?
pheebs

If the animations are in a list, pick a random number with

random = (integer)llFrand((float)(llGetListLength(list) + 1);

then:

animation = llList2String(list, random);

That should do it.

you can also do it without the list

integer num = llGetInventoryNumber(INVENTORY_ANIMATION);
random = (integer)llFrand(num + 1);

and i don't think you have to cast an integer into a float for uses within functions. the only problem i've had with not using a decimal is in particle scripts, it'll shout an error saying something like: PSYS_PART_MAX_AGE needs float data

seeing as the 'random' variable is generated anew each time, why not just do away with it, and stick the random function in a call? unless you plan on reusing it to report which animation is being played.

Will try these and see how i go. Will they also update the bluescreen menu and add in a RANDOM button? (that is what i was really trying to do - add this as an option within the danceball script)

Sorry if i sound like a gumby, but am very very new to scripting

you'll need to add a button to your list that says "random", and detection of that choice in the listen to trigger the suggested code roughly
if ("random" == vStrSaid){
//-- or if ( 7 == llListFindList( gLstButtons, (list)vStrSaid ){ where 7 is the number of the menu button index for 'random'
//-- trigger code
}