there is a difference between impractical and pointless 
Any fool can use a computer. Many do.
Pseudoprogrammer wrote:
It's not impractical, doing it is.
I can do it in an hour or less... That is the worst arugment I have ever heard (not really, but close...)
Any fool can use a computer. Many do.
... You are really not getting it. The program is pointless, so it is impractical to waste your said hour on a pointless endeavor when you could be doing something useful.
Hey pseudo - have you ever coding something completely pointless just to see if you could or to figure out how to do it? If so, then shut the hell up. If not, why not?
Its a stupid program, but for the experience it may be worth it - although it would be better experience to do it in a real programming language (aka, one for the PC, be it C/C++, python, java, c#, lua, etc...)
Its a stupid program, but for the experience it may be worth it - although it would be better experience to do it in a real programming language (aka, one for the PC, be it C/C++, python, java, c#, lua, etc...)
Part of the point (maybe the whole point) of coding some useless is to have fun and/or show you're capable of it. 
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I just need something to convert numbers to a string, I will end up programming an if x=5 "5->str1
I know of a routine that does put the value of a variable into a string.
number -> X
{X,0 -> L1
{0,X -> L2
LinReg(ax+b) L1,L2,Y1
Equ>Str Y1,Str1
Sub(Str,5,length(str1)-4 -> Str1
It works, but when I ran it the first time it cleared my ram, than I retyped it and it worked... 
I lost the version I spent 10 minutes on, but I can remake it easily now
I lost the version I spent 10 minutes on, but I can remake it easily now
Any fool can use a computer. Many do.
Here is a one I worked on the past few days in the few minutes between classes:
http://rapidshare.com/files/59883378/Associate.zip.htm
The readme says it all:
http://rapidshare.com/files/59883378/Associate.zip.htm
The readme says it all:
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Experimental program by David Dohan AKA Harq
I made this after the discussion in the topic about that AI. While this is not AI, it shows a simple way to associate things in basic. Right now it only has the answering questions, not accepting answers, but you can edit the program (at the beginning, the string1 value and lists 1 and 2)
NOTE : It uses strings up to 6 (or 5, not sure)
The format for string 1 is:
":1:Harq:2:The Programmer:3:life:4:highway:5:rollercoaster
Than for list 1 and 2:
L1 = {1,2,2
L2 = {2,4,4
From this if you typed in :
"Who (or what) is Harq?"
it would print out
The Programmer
If you typed in "What is life?"
it would display
Highway
Rollercoaster
It uses the numbers to figure out where the heck it is, and also what it is associated to. Don't look at the source, there are so many nested string commands (length, sub, instring) that it will make your eyes bleed =P
This is just a simple demonstration, mainly for myself but I thought I would share =)
I made this after the discussion in the topic about that AI. While this is not AI, it shows a simple way to associate things in basic. Right now it only has the answering questions, not accepting answers, but you can edit the program (at the beginning, the string1 value and lists 1 and 2)
NOTE : It uses strings up to 6 (or 5, not sure)
The format for string 1 is:
":1:Harq:2:The Programmer:3:life:4:highway:5:rollercoaster
Than for list 1 and 2:
L1 = {1,2,2
L2 = {2,4,4
From this if you typed in :
"Who (or what) is Harq?"
it would print out
The Programmer
If you typed in "What is life?"
it would display
Highway
Rollercoaster
It uses the numbers to figure out where the heck it is, and also what it is associated to. Don't look at the source, there are so many nested string commands (length, sub, instring) that it will make your eyes bleed =P
This is just a simple demonstration, mainly for myself but I thought I would share =)
Any fool can use a computer. Many do.
Pseudoprogrammer wrote:
Quote:
I just need something to convert numbers to a string, I will end up programming an if x=5 "5->str1
I know of a routine that does put the value of a variable into a string.
number -> X
{X,0 -> L1
{0,X -> L2
LinReg(ax+b) L1,L2,Y1
Equ>Str Y1,Str1
Sub(Str,5,length(str1)-4 -> Str1
MEh mine is better it works with real and Imag numbers
Code:
:real(A
:{ans,ans->L3
:{0,1->L4
:LinReg(a+bx) L3,L4,Y0
:Equ>String Y0,Str1
:Sub(Str1,1,length(str1)-3 -> Str1
:imag(a
:If ans
:Then
:{ans,ans->L3
:{0,1->L4
:LinReg(a+bx) L3,L4,Y0
:Equ>String Y0,Str2
:Sub(Str2,1,length(str2)-3 -> Str2
:str1+"+"+str2+"[i]i[/i] -> str1
:Delvar str2
:End
:Delvar Y0DelvarL3DelvarL4It also shows all 11 bytes of precision that the calcs use.
"Always code as if the person who will maintain your code is a maniac serial killer that knows where you live" -Unknown
"If you've done something right no one will know that you've done anything at all" -Futurama
"Have a nice day, or not, the choice is yours." Tom Steiner
<Michael_V> or create a Borg collective and call it The 83+
<Michael_V> Lower your slide cases and prepare to be silent linked. Memory clears are futile.
Its also twice as long and I don't need imaginary numbers (what, you think I will be putting imaginary numbers into strings? wtf?)
Any fool can use a computer. Many do.
Well I was making it for Zcalc so I want imaginary number support. If you don't want imaginary support then you only need the first half then(every thing before the Imag(A ) but that is basicly the same code maybe a byte smaller
Edit: just use this it is the smallest code I can get to.
Code:
Edit: just use this it is the smallest code I can get to.
Code:
:{0,1->L1
:{x,x->L2
:LinReg(a+bx) Y1
:Equ>String Y1,str1
:sub(str1,1,length(str1)-3 ->str1
"Always code as if the person who will maintain your code is a maniac serial killer that knows where you live" -Unknown
"If you've done something right no one will know that you've done anything at all" -Futurama
"Have a nice day, or not, the choice is yours." Tom Steiner
<Michael_V> or create a Borg collective and call it The 83+
<Michael_V> Lower your slide cases and prepare to be silent linked. Memory clears are futile.
Would someone please tell me what they think of the experimental program I made? It has absolutely no grasp of grammar and requires an is after the who or what, but it still was interesting
Any fool can use a computer. Many do.
Harq wrote:
Would someone please tell me what they think of the experimental program I made? It has absolutely no grasp of grammar and requires an is after the who or what, but it still was interesting
Would work fine as far as I can see. It's like Simms' mentally challenged great-grandfather. 
It was originally a bit shorter, but it HAD to have a 2 digit number for in the string, I made it so it can basically go out to as far as I want (default is 4 or 5 digits, I forgot)
I will probably add the ability to tell it stuff sometimes next week (Not this week, I get Friday and Monday off!!!!!!!! =) )
I will probably add the ability to tell it stuff sometimes next week (Not this week, I get Friday and Monday off!!!!!!!! =) )
Any fool can use a computer. Many do.
It sounds Like a cool idea almost like a Simms ai in ti basic, except better :p
"Always code as if the person who will maintain your code is a maniac serial killer that knows where you live" -Unknown
"If you've done something right no one will know that you've done anything at all" -Futurama
"Have a nice day, or not, the choice is yours." Tom Steiner
<Michael_V> or create a Borg collective and call it The 83+
<Michael_V> Lower your slide cases and prepare to be silent linked. Memory clears are futile.
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