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Random Door Prize Application


Thread posted 04/28/09 by iroot last edited 04/28/09
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Random Door Prize Application

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Does anyone have any good coding ideas in ColdFusion, Flex or Flash for a random name selector from a list of registered attendees for Door Prizes?

Last Meeting we gave out door prizes from names drawn out of a hat. It seems like in this day and age there would be an application already made to do such a thing. 

Let me know if anyone has already created such an application or if they have some ideas on how to get started.

I already have a few ideas myself but I am having trouble finding the time to develop them. Any insight would be helpful.

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posted 05/22/09 by iroot | Report Abuse

<p>We were discussing how to break this application and came up with the following breakdown:</p> <ol> <li>Enter name in a form</li> <li>Place that name in an array</li> <li>Randomly pick name out of array</li> <li>Display name</li> <li>Bonus: Create an array for different door prizes and match a random name with each door prize.</li> </ol> <p>If anyone could help suggest what would be the best technology for creating this application and help with the randomizing code, I would appreciate it. I am thinking about using Flex for the form and display while using ColdFusion for the server technology. However, I would like it to also be an Air Application, if possible. Please share any feedback or suggestions.</p>