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    • Random Door Prize Application
      Thread posted Apr 27 by iroot
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      Title:
      Random Door Prize Application
      Content:

      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.

      Link:
      ColdFusion Code Link for Random Numbers

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    • We were discussing how to break this application and came up with the following breakdown:

      1. Enter name in a form
      2. Place that name in an array
      3. Randomly pick name out of array
      4. Display name
      5. Bonus: Create an array for different door prizes and match a random name with each door prize.

      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.