#191341 - 2008-12-20 01:59 PM
KiXgolf - Instruens Fabulam
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Sealeopard
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Registered: 2001-04-25
Posts: 11164
Loc: Boston, MA, USA
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The Challenge - Instruens Fabulam
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Instruens Fabulam means drawing a chart (or table) in Latin. That's what you will do for this problem.
Example:
Format
Input
TITLE&VERSION&OPERATING SYSTEM&PRICE
Slug Farm&2.0&FreeBSD&49.99
Figs of Doom&1.7&Linux&9.98
Smiley Goes to Happy Town&11.0&Windows&129.25
Wheelbarrow Motocross&1.0&BeOS&34.97
Output
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| TITLE | VERSION | OPERATING SYSTEM | PRICE |
|---------------------------+---------+------------------+--------|
| Slug Farm | 2.0 | FreeBSD | 49.99 |
| Figs of Doom | 1.7 | Linux | 9.98 |
| Smiley Goes to Happy Town | 11.0 | Windows | 129.25 |
| Wheelbarrow Motocross | 1.0 | BeOS | 34.97 |
@-----------------------------------------------------------------@
A download is available at http://s91376351.onlinehome.us/kixtart/kixgolf_if.zip
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Inputs
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The input consists of a table format description, plus a input string consisting of two or more lines of text. Each table format contains one or more characters that define the number and alignment of columns in the table. Each character in the table format line is either '<', '=', or '>', and indicates a left-justified, centered, or right-justified column. The input string contains at least two and at most 21 data lines that contain the entries for each row. Each data line consists of one or more nonempty entries separated by an ampersand ('&'), where the number of entries is equal to the number of columns defined in the header line. The first data line contains entries for the column titles, and the remaining data lines contain entries for the body of the table. Spaces may appear within an entry, but never at the beginning or end of an entry. The characters '/', '<', '=', '>', '&', and '*' will not appear in the input except where indicated above.
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Outputs
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For each table description, output the table using the exact format shown in the example. Note that
- The total width of the table will never exceed 79 characters (not counting end-of-line).
- Dashes ('-') are used to draw horizontal lines, not underscores ('_'). 'At' signs ('@') appear at each of the four outer corners. Plus signs ('+') appear at intersections within the line separating the title from the body.
- The largest entry in a column is always separated from the enclosing bars ('|') by exactly one space.
- If a centered entry cannot be exactly centered within a column, the extra space goes on the right of the entry.
Output rows are separated via the CRLF line termination.
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Scoring
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The solution must pass all tests in order for it's KiXgolf Score to be considered.
When posting KiXtart Golf Scores, please include the KIXGOLF_*.TXT file that is created in the script directory. It contains some basic information about the computer that the script is run on and the resulting scores.
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Test program
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Test cases are provided to help screen entries and to provide the Golf Score.
Any script that passes the test cases can be submitted. If you are surprised that your solution passed the test cases, please submit it anyway! That will help me identify bugs in the test program.
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KiXtart GOLF - How To Play
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Most importantly, anybody can play, no age restrictions, no penalties, no handicap!
The object in "real" golf is to hit the ball in the hole in the fewest strokes. The object in KiXtart Golf is to get from input (tee) to target (hole) in the fewest keystrokes.
Example: How many positive elements are in array $a?
Array $a could be of structure $a=[1, 2 ,-3, 4, -5, -7, 8, 9]
One approach:
for $b=0 to ubound($a)
if $a[$b]>0
$c=$c+1
endif
next
for a score of 45.
Another solution is:
DO
$b=$b+1
if $a[$b]>0
$c=$c+1
endif
UNTIL $b>(UBOUND($a)+1)
for a score of 53.
Better approach: Code sample 1
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KiXtart GOLF - The Rules
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1) The goal of KiXtart Golf is to score the lowest strokes.
2) Strokes are all characters in a piece of code except whitespace characters, unless the whitespace character is necessary for the line of code to work. Therefore, carriage returns and line feeds do not count or spaces in between the '=' sign when assigning variables, e.g. '$a = $b' scores 5.
3) Code can be constructed any way you like, as long as it does not generate syntax or other errors when running the script in KiXtart.
4) The final solution MUST pass all test scripts that are part of the KiXtart golf challenge.
7) During the private coding phase, no code is allowed to be posted. Violations result in disqualification of said player.
8) During the public coding phase, code should be posted, reused, and borrowed from other players.
9) The test script contains the official KiXgolf scoring engine
10) Only the person posting a particular score will be recognized for the score, unless the KiXtart Golf Challenge organizer or another delegate posts code on behalf of a player
11) KiXtart Golf (a.k.a KiXgolf) codes must be written inside the KiXgolf UDF collection tags, ';!' and ';!;!'
12) Parameter names of the UDF's can be changed and additional optional parameters can be added.
13) Additional helper UDFs and code can be written as long as they reside inside the ';!' and ';!;!' tags.
14) The use of '$' as a variable is allowed.
15) The UDF layout is up to coder.
16) The UDF is expected to finish in a reasonable time, that is, on modern computers inside 1 hour timeframe.
17) You can submit scores as often as you want.
18) If you reach leading score, you are obligated to post your score immediately so others can try to compete with you.
19) The UDF may only use the KiXtart/KiXforms commands/functions/macros, no other code fragments are allowed.
20) Calls to COM components that are part of a standard default Windows installation are allowed.
21) The use of the KiXforms DLL is also permitted as the KiXforms DLL can now be considered an integral part of KiXtart scripting.
22) Calls to other executables, as long as they are part of a standard default Windows installation are allowed.
23) The UDF should be self-contained (except for any I/O mentioned in the challenge). In particular, you may not do things like fetching extra data from a remote site or file.
24) You may assume ASCII as character set.
25) You may use block comments as the KiXgolf Scoring Engine now supports block comments.
26) You are allowed to only use publicly available versions of KiXtart and KiXforms, private builds or alpha builds are NOT allowed.
27) Your submitted score must include the result print of the KiXgolf test-engine.
28) The SETOPTION() parameters in the KiXgolf script may not be modified and will govern the script behavior. SETOPTION() parameters may change depending on the particular needs of the KiXgolf challenge.
29) Tokenizing the UDF, script, or portions thereof is not allowed.
30) If something is not explicitly denied by the rules, it's allowed.
31) If Confusion arises, arranger of the KiXgolf round has the final say.
32) Additional test cases can be added at any time during the KiXgolf round. The code is expected to pass based on the rules. The test cases may not include tests for all rules and exceptions. Test cases that are added during the public round will not alter the results of the private round.
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KiXtart GOLF - The Duration of the Competition
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1) Private coding phase: 2008-12-20 to 2008-12-26
2) Public coding phase: 2008-12-27 to 2009-01-09
3) Final results: 2009-01-10
You will need the complete package from http://s91376351.onlinehome.us/kixtart/kixgolf_if.zip.
Edited by Sealeopard (2008-12-22 02:32 PM)
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#191354 - 2008-12-21 09:02 AM
Re: KiXgolf - Instruens Fabulam
[Re: Sealeopard]
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Allen
KiX Supporter
Registered: 2003-04-19
Posts: 4549
Loc: USA
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This one should have been called "Easier said than done" 
My code is a mess, but I am getting there.
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#191368 - 2008-12-22 04:57 AM
Re: KiXgolf - Instruens Fabulam
[Re: Lonkero]
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Allen
KiX Supporter
Registered: 2003-04-19
Posts: 4549
Loc: USA
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Ughhh... I'm this far. (if only the data could look like this...)
[TITLE ][VERSION][OPERATING SYSTEM][ PRICE]
[Slug Farm ][ 2.0][ FreeBSD ][ 49.99]
[Figs of Doom ][ 1.7][ Linux ][ 9.98]
[Smiley Goes to Happy Town][ 11.0][ Windows ][129.25]
[Wheelbarrow Motocross ][ 1.0][ BeOS ][ 34.97]
... I guess I'll work on the table lines tomorrow.
Has anyone else started?
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#191390 - 2008-12-23 04:41 PM
Re: KiXgolf - Instruens Fabulam
[Re: DrillSergeant]
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Benny69
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Registered: 2003-10-29
Posts: 1036
Loc: Lincoln, Ne
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ok here is my Tee Off: 770
Your solution passed all tests
KiXtart
KiXtart Version = 4.60
KiXGolf Script = kixgolf_if.kix
Computer
OS = Windows Vista Business Edition
CPU = Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.20GHz
Speed = 3200 MHz
Memory = 2046 MB
KiXGolf Scoring Engine
Scoring Engine = 3.3
KiXtart Golf Score
Tournament = Instruens Fabulam
Processing Start = 2008/12/23 09:40:00.014
Processing End = 2008/12/23 09:40:00.043
Duration = 0000/00/00 00:00:00.028
KiXGolf Score = 770
Thank you for participating in KiXtart Golf!
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#191393 - 2008-12-23 05:53 PM
Re: KiXgolf - Instruens Fabulam
[Re: DrillSergeant]
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Benny69
Moderator
Registered: 2003-10-29
Posts: 1036
Loc: Lincoln, Ne
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Running Test 4...Done
Your solution passed all tests
KiXtart
KiXtart Version = 4.60
KiXGolf Script = kixgolf_if.kix
Computer
OS = Windows Vista Business Edition
CPU = Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.20GHz
Speed = 3200 MHz
Memory = 2046 MB
KiXGolf Scoring Engine
Scoring Engine = 3.3
KiXtart Golf Score
Tournament = Instruens Fabulam
Processing Start = 2008/12/23 10:52:25.978
Processing End = 2008/12/23 10:52:25.993
Duration = 0000/00/00 00:00:00.014
KiXGolf Score = 687
Thank you for participating in KiXtart Golf!
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