Is there any way to seed (initialize) the Excel 2003 RAND function so that
subsequent calls to RAND result in a repeatable sequence?

I have tried seeding the VBA Rnd function, to no avail. No surprise that
the two are unrelated. It was a "hail Mary" try.

Although I know how to get a repeatable Rnd sequence, I do not want to use
the VBA Rnd function for my purposes.

I could also easily implement my own PRNG, even using the Wichman-Hill(1982)
algorithm described in support.microsoft.com/kb/828795. (Actually, I
already have.) But that, too, does not suit my purposes.

I want to use Excel RAND per se; no alternatives.

KB 44738 suggests that there might be a RANDOMIZE variable somewhere;
perhaps in an INI file, perhaps in the Registry now, or perhaps a command
line switch. But I have not (yet) succeeded in locating such a variable for
Excel 2003.

I did try executing Excel in safemode, to no avail. Another
"hail Mary" try. I even tried the command line switch /randomize=0, to no
avail. A "shot in the dark".

(KB 44738 refers to earlier versions of Excel in which RAND did produce a
repeatable sequence by default, and it required setting the RANDOMIZE
variable to change that.)

Alternatively, does anyone know exactly how the Excel 2003 RAND function is
seeded?

Presumably by some manipulation of "system time"; but that is subject to
interpretation. I can speculate as well as anyone. I am looking for the
actual algorithm. KB 828795 does not explain that; and my Google searches
have been fruitless (so far).