Re: Strings and Variables
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Re: Strings and Variables
This is probably a little cumbersome, but you could write a subroutine to
convert the word to a number, where A=1, B=2, C=4, D=8, etc...because any
# can only fit one string of a certain number of letters.
On Mon, 14 Oct 1996, Chris Maj wrote:
> TI-fans--
>
> I am working on a Hangman program that needs another user to input a word
> to be guessed. This is designed for one calculator, you just hand it to
> a friend to get your guessing word. I made a two calculator chat program
> that relied on getkey to store into a list, but it would be much simpler
> if I could put character strings right into a variable, such as Yn, Un,
> Vn, etc. The manual for my TI-82 seems to imply that this is possible,
> but that the string will be interpreted as a bunch of variables, and then
> operated on appropriately when called. For example, "WORD", when
> displayed, would evaluate to W*O*R*D. I really would hate to make a
> whole separate getkey subroutine (or program) just for Hangman. Any
> thoughts? Is there a way to store strings into variables, then use them
> in individual letter testing/displaying without evaluating the expression?
>
> Thanks in advance
> --Chris
>
>
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