MATT_MESSAGE
Create Sample MATT messages.

MATT_MESSAGE is a C program which simulates the operation of a satellite warning system which communicates by a series of formatted messages indicating the location and type of various threats.

Usage:

matt_message

runs the program, creating a sample file matt_message.txt containing 20 random MATT messages.

Related Data and Programs:

MATT_MESSAGE is available in a C version.

Source Code:

matt_message.c, the source code.

Examples and Tests:

matt_message.txt, the MATT message file created by a run of the program.

List of Routines:

MATT_MESSAGE writes 20 random messages to a MATT message file.
GAUSS generates an approximately normal random deviate.
LEAP determines if a year was a leap year.
NMDAYS returns the number of days in a month.
NORMALIZE_DATE normalizes a date.
RANFLOAT returns a uniformly random float between XLO and XHI.
RANINT returns a uniformly random int NLO and NHI.
RANINTW returns a random integer with weighted distribution.

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