Re: Need help to write routine - Please

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Pete wrote:

> On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 21:36:08 +1000, Tony Steward
> <tsteward at dodo.com.au> wrote:
>
>> I need help writing a routine.
>
> Enjoy:

<code snipped>

I tried to adapt your and my code to each other as much as possible, so
that it's easier to compare them:

-----------------------[ Pete's code (adapted) ]-----------------------
sequence serial, positions, newValues

function key (integer n)
   -- returns the nth key
   sequence values
   integer w

   n -= 1
   for Level = length(positions) to 1 by -1 do
      values = newValues[Level]
      w = remainder(n, length(values))
      n = floor(n / length(values))
      serial[positions[Level]] = values[w+1]
   end for
   return serial
end function


serial = {0,5,3,4,1,1}
positions = {2,4}
newValues = {
             {1,3,7,9},
             {0,2,6,8}
            }
for i = 1 to power(length(newValues[1]),length(positions)) do
   ? key(i)
end for
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


----------------------[ Juergen's code (adapted) ]---------------------
sequence serial, positions, newValues

procedure change (integer Level)
   sequence values

   values = newValues[Level]
   for i = 1 to length(values) do
      serial[positions[Level]] = values[i]
      if Level < length(positions) then
         change(Level+1)
      else
         ? serial
      end if
   end for
end procedure


serial = {0,5,3,4,1,1}
positions = {2,4}
newValues = {
             {1,3,7,9},
             {0,2,6,8}
            }
change(1)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


Regards,
   Juergen

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