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#128673 - 2004-10-30 09:26 PM This weekend's mini-putt challenge
Shawn Shawn Administrator Registered: 1999-08-13 Posts: 8611	Here's a weekend challenge if your bored and/or if its raining where you are (it is here) ... here's the challenge: Write a single "For" loop with one and only one statement in it -- and no user-defined functions, no built-in functions, and no if-then, iif statements -- that produces the following output: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 The for-loop has to be instrumental in producing the output (In other words, this solution, is not correct: for $x = 1 to 1 ?"0 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 0" next If you want to play, just post your code, then we can all join in and maybe golf it down some ... -Shawn
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#128674 - 2004-10-30 11:08 PM Re: This weekend's mini-putt challenge
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	Ja, raining here too. k, depending on what you mean by only one "statement" in the for loop... Code: $a = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 for each $ in $a $ ' ' next BTW, you did not forbid any statements outside the for loop. _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
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#128675 - 2004-10-30 11:14 PM Re: This weekend's mini-putt challenge
Shawn Shawn Administrator Registered: 1999-08-13 Posts: 8611	Nice try, the solution must start with a FOR and end with a NEXT and have one statement inside ...
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#128676 - 2004-10-30 11:17 PM Re: This weekend's mini-putt challenge
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	If that bends the rules, then here's a twist. Code: for each $ in split('0 ,1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ,6 ,6 ,5 ,4 ,3 ,2 ,1 ,0 ',',') $ next _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
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#128677 - 2004-10-30 11:24 PM Re: This weekend's mini-putt challenge
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	Don't know what you mean by one statement. does this qualify as one statement? Code: for each $ in split('0 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 0') $ ' ' next _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
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#128678 - 2004-10-30 11:34 PM Re: This weekend's mini-putt challenge
Shawn Shawn Administrator Registered: 1999-08-13 Posts: 8611	Clever, your got 54, if anyone can do it in less than 54 strokes lets see it ...
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#128679 - 2004-10-31 01:32 AM Re: This weekend's mini-putt challenge
NTDOC NTDOC Administrator Registered: 2000-07-28 Posts: 11625 Loc: CA	Well, tried a couple things but they didn't work out. I would say the Les' 2nd code posting is not valid as there are no spaces as shown in the posted requirements. His first code posting does work though.
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#128680 - 2004-10-31 01:35 AM Re: This weekend's mini-putt challenge
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	What are you talking about? The line: $ ' ' puts spaces between the numbers on my screen. Or is that what you consider my third? In that case the one before that one put spaces in the output also. In fact all three have spaces. Edited by Les (2004-10-31 01:38 AM) _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
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#128681 - 2004-10-31 01:57 AM Re: This weekend's mini-putt challenge
NTDOC NTDOC Administrator Registered: 2000-07-28 Posts: 11625 Loc: CA	I was talking about your 3rd post. You're correct boss, I was mistaken. I was messing around with my own code and yours and had left your ? '' as only ? I take it back. You're still the champ unless someone else comes along with something better.
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#128682 - 2004-10-31 02:10 PM Re: This weekend's mini-putt challenge
Howard Bullock Howard Bullock KiX Supporter Registered: 2000-09-15 Posts: 5809 Loc: Harrisburg, PA USA	Code: for $=1 to 14 SUBSTR('01234566543210',$,1) " " next I guess this does not work as it uses a function. But Les' uses the split function or is it that the function CAN be part of the FOR line? Edited by Howard Bullock (2004-10-31 02:29 PM) _________________________ Home page: http://www.kixhelp.com/hb/
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#128683 - 2004-10-31 02:54 PM Re: This weekend's mini-putt challenge
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	SPLIT() is a build-in function and thus is disqualified :-) _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#128684 - 2004-10-31 02:57 PM Re: This weekend's mini-putt challenge
Shawn Shawn Administrator Registered: 1999-08-13 Posts: 8611	Jen's is right, no builtin funcs ... sorry Les, that goes for you too Howard. Just know that there are definitely solutions to this challenge.
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#128685 - 2004-10-31 03:19 PM Re: This weekend's mini-putt challenge
Howard Bullock Howard Bullock KiX Supporter Registered: 2000-09-15 Posts: 5809 Loc: Harrisburg, PA USA	ok, back to the script editor and testing window... _________________________ Home page: http://www.kixhelp.com/hb/
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#128686 - 2004-10-31 03:50 PM Re: This weekend's mini-putt challenge
Howard Bullock Howard Bullock KiX Supporter Registered: 2000-09-15 Posts: 5809 Loc: Harrisburg, PA USA	Code: for $=0 to 0 $ " " $+1 " " $+2 " " $+3 " " $+4 " " $+5 " " $+6 " "$+6 " " $+5 " " $+4 " " $+3 " " $+2 " " $+1 " " $ next Although the loop only executes once, the variable used in the FOR loop is an integral put of the output. Edited by Howard Bullock (2004-10-31 03:54 PM) _________________________ Home page: http://www.kixhelp.com/hb/
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#128687 - 2004-10-31 04:24 PM Re: This weekend's mini-putt challenge
Shawn Shawn Administrator Registered: 1999-08-13 Posts: 8611	Ok, the current score is 90 ... Would suggest though that this can be done in half the strokes, here's another approach to the problem, this scores a 70 Code: for $i = 0 to 13 (($i / 7) * (((($i / 7) * 6) - ($i mod 7)) * 2)) + (($i mod 7) - (($i / 7) * 6)) " " next -Shawn
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#128688 - 2004-10-31 04:32 PM Re: This weekend's mini-putt challenge
Howard Bullock Howard Bullock KiX Supporter Registered: 2000-09-15 Posts: 5809 Loc: Harrisburg, PA USA	Ugh mod is an operator... My feeble mind did not even go there. What math book have you been reading this week? _________________________ Home page: http://www.kixhelp.com/hb/
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#128689 - 2004-10-31 04:34 PM Re: This weekend's mini-putt challenge
Shawn Shawn Administrator Registered: 1999-08-13 Posts: 8611	Didn't say you couldn't use operators ... +/-* are operators too. ;0) I'm being evil this weekend, check-out my scary avatar music <=== Just for the record ... I didn't write that solution.
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#128690 - 2004-10-31 04:47 PM Re: This weekend's mini-putt challenge
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	Dang, I was playing with MOD but all those order of precedence parens were hurting my brain. _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
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#128691 - 2004-11-01 12:06 AM Re: This weekend's mini-putt challenge
Chris S. Chris S. MM club member Registered: 2002-03-18 Posts: 2368 Loc: Earth	Howsabout... Code: For $ = -13 to 13 Step 2 ($ / 2 + 6 * -($ Mod 2)) * ($ Mod 2) * -1 ' ' Next
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#128692 - 2004-11-01 01:05 AM Re: This weekend's mini-putt challenge
Shawn Shawn Administrator Registered: 1999-08-13 Posts: 8611	Nice one ... 51 !!!
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