Re: LOGO-L> short question

[Michael Tempel <michaelt@media.mit.edu>]

At 7:29 AM +0000 6/25/98, Pete Gerum wrote:
>In Microworlds logo:    If I have a random forward command is there a
>reporter or command that would retain that random forward movement so
>that it would move the turtle backwards the same number as the forward
>random movement?
>How would that line read please?
>fd random 150  - and then how to go back exactly the random number
>chosen ?
>
>Thanks very much for this help.
>
>

I'd do it by writing a procedure:

to back&forth :distance
forward :distance
back :distance
end

Then you'd have a line in a superprocedure or type in the command center
that looks like this:

back&forth random 150


...hope that helps.

-Michael


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