Word games with phone numbers: 1-800-RESULTS (by CalvinH)

re: Programming Challenge: Phraser

the1's WebLog — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 03:23:00 GMT

re: Word games with phone numbers: 1-800-RESULTS

the1 — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:37:00 GMT

This is nice. Could you also post some sample results? Not everyone has Fox Pro.

I'm busy today, but will try to digest your program later this week. In the mean while, can you provide some high-level description on your algorithm? I saw your inline comments, but there is no overview. Thanks.

re: Word games with phone numbers: 1-800-RESULTS (by Calvin)

bertcord — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 03:01:00 GMT

you have some mad skillzzz

re: Word games with phone numbers: 1-800-RESULTS (by CalvinH)

wOOdy — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:08:00 GMT

@ The1:
>> Not everyone has FoxPro
Come on... It's in your MSDN package. See DVD2488 or CD2014. Just install it (It's one of the most wellbehavest MS apps I know: Doesn't alter anything on your PC, doesn't depend on anything. You could even just copy the directories to your PC and start working)

@CalvinRH:
Seems the download is not yet working. Using MSVCR80.dll? Is that already compiled in VFP9? Any chance you recompile that puppy with the currently released version? <g>

re: Word games with phone numbers: 1-800-RESULTS (by CalvinH)

wOOdy — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:14:00 GMT

Ah, now the download is working.

>> that’s an average of 2.8 bytes per English word not including the dictionary logic itself! But that’s another subject.<<
Which I would be very interested in.. <g> Are you using an IDX file for lookup? (For the Non-FoxPro folks: IDX is an Indexfile, which internally uses a compressed storage) Together with an empty dummy DBF, built on the fly, a INDEXSEEK() could just return a "Yes/No" on a search...

First entry to my programming challenge

the1's WebLog — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 23:43:00 GMT

re: Word games with phone numbers: 1-800-RESULTS (by CalvinH)

the1 — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 22:04:00 GMT

Calvin,

A minor thing: in your comments you said EnumNum() enumerates all the possible permutations of NUMDIGS digits. The term permutation means a *ordering* of a sequence (e.g. "1923" is a permutation of "1239"). I think you actually mean "combinations".

Entries to my programming challenge

the1's WebLog — Fri, 02 Apr 2004 02:28:00 GMT

re: Word games with phone numbers: 1-800-RESULTS (by CalvinH)

B.Y. — Fri, 02 Apr 2004 19:18:00 GMT

>>you might wonder how 225000 words can fit into 679k: that’s an average of 3 bytes per English word not including the dictionary logic itself! But that’s another subject.

This is a good subject for a programming challenge: compress a dictionary.

re: Word games with phone numbers: 1-800-RESULTS (by CalvinH)

the1 — Fri, 02 Apr 2004 20:46:00 GMT

Calvin,

I posted my own solution at http://blogs.msdn.com/the1/archive/2004/04/02/106691.aspx

Phone Number Word Games part 2 (by CalvinH)

VS Data Team's WebLog — Tue, 06 Apr 2004 00:40:00 GMT

Phone Number Word Games part 2 (by CalvinH)

VS Data Team's WebLog — Tue, 06 Apr 2004 02:22:00 GMT

Solutions to the Phraser programming challenge

the1's WebLog — Wed, 07 Apr 2004 02:50:00 GMT

Solutions to the Phraser programming challenge

the1's WebLog — Wed, 07 Apr 2004 02:50:00 GMT

re: Word games with phone numbers: 1-800-RESULTS (by CalvinH)

garrettvm — Mon, 12 Apr 2004 19:40:00 GMT

Actually, they are neither permutations nor combinations. Since these terms are being used "expressively" rather than "precisely" either is probably descriptively OK here. The counting examples most likely make clear what is going on. Counting problems vary a lot and include much more than the basic permutation or combination--many are really hard.

Independence Day for blogging

Calvin Hsia's WebLog — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:11:14 GMT

Since July 4 th is nearing, I thought it would be appropriate to start my independent blog. In this first