From: address@is.invalid   
      
   Herbert,   
      
   > The first use of %random% always gives nearly the   
   > same value. Is this a Microsoft feature or a bug?   
      
   "CMD.EXE initializes the random number generator upon startup using a seed   
   that is derived from the current time with 1 second resolution"   
      
   https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19694021/random-generator-in-the-batch   
      
   Regards,   
   Rudy Wieser   
      
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