Help with a program

[Krims]

Hello guys,
So, I'm new here and also I'm new in programming so I'm not that skilled in programming. I was wondering if you could help me with a simple program that I need, I know that it will sound dumb and easy. I'm pretty sure it won't take you that long to write it.
What I need is that I'll give to the programe a code like this one : V*H*WdwlPSa27ibktJMf
and I need it to replace the ** with numbers from 00 to 99 and give them to me as a list like this one :
V0H1WdwlPSa27ibktJMf
V0H2WdwlPSa27ibktJMf
V0H3WdwlPSa27ibktJMf
V0H4WdwlPSa27ibktJMf
V0H5WdwlPSa27ibktJMf
.
.
.
The position of the ** may vary of course. If it can't be done using pascal, what do you recommend.
P.S : if there is even a software that I'm not aware of that can do that, you can give it to me!
Thanks.

[fred]

try this:

Code: Pascal  [Select][+][-]

1. program Generate99;
2.  
3. {$mode objfpc}
4. {$H+}
5.  
6. uses sysutils;
7.  
8. var
9.   sourcestr: string;
10.   resultstr: string;
11.   n: integer;
12.  
13. begin
14.   sourcestr := 'V*H*WdwlPSa27ibktJMf';
15.   for n := 0 to 99 do begin
16.     resultstr := StringReplace(sourcestr, '*', IntToStr(n div 10), []);
17.     resultstr := StringReplace(resultstr, '*', IntToStr(n mod 10), []);
18.     writeln(resultstr);
19.   end;
20. end.

[Krims]

Thanks for your answer, so I pasted the program and then I compiled, but when I excute it I just get nothing, like literally nothing. What do you think?

[MarkMLl]

Thanks for your answer, so I pasted the program and then I compiled, but when I excute it I just get nothing, like literally nothing. What do you think?

How do you know? You've not told us what operating system etc. that you're running, but have you tried running that program in a terminal/shell session and looking at the output?

MarkMLl

[Krims]

oh! my bad, I just ran it in a terminal and it worked.
Appreciated

[MarkMLl]

[GRIN]

But please remember: the more you tell us about what OS you're running etc., the more we can help you.

Now you need to start thinking about what type of program you're writing (i.e. GUI using Lazarus+LCL or only to run from the command line), how the data's getting in (cut-and-paste, read a file, read a database) and how it's getting out.

MarkMLl

[rvk]

oh! my bad, I just ran it in a terminal and it worked.

In the IDE you can put a readln; just before the last end.
In that case the program won't end until you press enter.

Now you can figure out how you can make this variable so that This*is*a*test works too (with more than two asterisks) 

Hint: You can first figure out how many * you have and do 10^(number of *) - 1 as a loop.

Or you can make it recursive. Also a fun exercise... 

[Krims]

OH! never thought of that, thanks guys for your help, I really appreciate it!

[Krims]

what if I wanted to make it so I get asked for the code and then it generates the list. Now, I have to change in the program every time.

[rvk]

You can use readln(sourcestr);
Above that do a writeln('provide a string:'); or something.

Are you using Lazarus on Windows or Linux?
Won't it be easier to directly create a GUI program?
Or does it need to be console for now?

[Krims]

I'm using windows *64 bits. The method doesn't really matter, it's not for an exercise or something, it is just for personal use.
I don't know what you meant by a GUI program, I needed this algorythm ASAP so pascal was the 1st that came to my mind. Now that I'm free, I'm willing to put more time into it and consider the other options.

[MarkMLl]

I'm using windows *64 bits. The method doesn't really matter, it's not for an exercise or something, it is just for personal use.
I don't know what you meant by a GUI program, I needed this algorythm ASAP so pascal was the 1st that came to my mind. Now that I'm free, I'm willing to put more time into it and consider the other options.

You've not told us whether you intend to write a program using the LCL (Lazarus Class Library) which has a GUI (Graphical User Interface, often referred to as the WIMP paradigm) of something which runs from the command line (i.e. doesn't use the LCL). In both cases you can use the Lazarus IDE, which gives you a lot of advantages with debugging etc.

MarkMLl

[Bart]

... LCL (Lazarus Class Library) ...

It's Lazarus Component Library.

Bart

[Bart]

My try at this.

Code: Pascal  [Select][+][-]

1. program test;
2.  
3. uses
4.   SysUtils;
5.  
6. const
7.   S = 'V*H*WdwlPSa27ibktJMf';
8. var
9.   i: integer;
10.   Nr, Count, j: Integer;
11.   OutStr, Sub: String;
12. begin
13.   Nr := 0;
14.   for i := 1 to Length(S) do
15.     if (S[i] = '*') then
16.       Inc(Nr);
17.   Count := 100;
18.   for i := 2 to Nr do
19.     Count := Count * 100;
20.   Dec(Count);
21.   for i := 0 to Count do
22.   begin
23.     Sub := IntToSTr(i);
24.     OutStr := S;
25.     for j := 1 to Nr do
26.     begin
27.       OutStr := StringReplace(OutStr,'*', Copy(Sub,1,2), []);
28.       Delete(Sub,1,2);
29.     end;
30.     writeln(OutStr);
31.   end;
32. end.
33.  

Bart

[MarkMLl]

It's Lazarus Component Library.
Bart

Whatever. I was trying to make the point- before anybody else jumped in with both feet- that Lazarus as an IDE was decoupled from the type of program being written.

MarkMLl