Getting a random number between X and Y Real numbers

I feel that this question involves more LUA than DR, but I will ask it anyway:

I'm trying to get a real number within specific parameters. Whenever I use the expression "random(0.0006, 0.0008)", I get an integer. How would I go and do a function that returns any real number from within given parameters if possible?

If you only want .0006 .0007 .0008 as your possible results, you could try the following code.

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math.random(6,8) / 1000

If you only want .0006 .0007 .0008 as your possible results, you could try the following code.

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math.random(6,8) / 1000

Well, any real number between .0006 and .0008, for example .00061, .00062, .000601, .000602, etc. and how I would control the decimal spaces? I'm not sure how you can do this in LUA.

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math.random(6000,8000) / 1000000

worked for me! Add more zeros to both the numerator and the denominator for more precision

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math.random(6000,8000) / 1000000

worked for me! Add more zeros to both the numerator and the denominator for more precision

Brilliant! That works perfectly! Thank you!