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{ Sort program adapted from "Intermediate Pascal" } { by Joe Dorward. Illustrates arrays and types. } program sort_array(input,output); const max = 9; type integer_array = array[1..max] of integer; var I, J, K, swaps, temp : integer; test_array : integer_array; begin test_array[1] := 4; test_array[2] := 7; test_array[3] := 9; test_array[4] := 3; test_array[5] := 15; test_array[6] := 2; test_array[7] := 08; test_array[8] := 05; test_array[9] := 12; writeln(' *** Initial Array ***'); writeln(' --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- '); for I := 1 to (max-1) do write('|',test_array[I]:2,' '); writeln('|',test_array[max]:2,' |'); for I := 1 to max do for J := (I 1) to max do { set J to start one ahead of I } if test_array[J] < test_array[I] then begin swaps := swaps 1; temp := test_array[J]; test_array[J] := test_array[I]; test_array[I] := temp; writeln; writeln('* * Condition After ',swaps:1,' swaps * *'); writeln(' --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- '); for K := 1 to (max-1) do write('|',test_array[K]:2,' '); write('|',test_array[max]:2,' |'); end; writeln(' * Sorting Complete *'); end.
#!/usr/bin/perl # Simple program to extract column 3 from a file # and total up the numbers. $total = 0; sub sumcolumn { my $col = shift; my $lin = shift; my @fields; if ($lin) { @fields = split(/:/,$lin); $total = $fields[2]; } } while (<>) { sumcolumn(3,$_); } print "Total of column 3 is $total\n";
<?
mysql_connect("localhost","","") or die("Unable to connect to SQL server");
@mysql_select_db("php3") or die("Unable to select database");
$result = mysql_query("select * from customerTable limit 100");
?>
<table border="1">
<tr>
<?
while ($field=mysql_fetch_field($result)) {
echo "<th>";
echo "$field->name";
echo "</th>";
}
echo "</tr>";
while ($row = mysql_fetch_row($result)) {
echo "<tr>";
for ($i=0; $i<mysql_num_fields($result); $i ) {
echo "<td>";
echo "$row[$i]";
echo "</td>";
}
echo "</tr>\n";
}
echo "</table>";
The example below implements the Sieve of Erastosthenes (from the examples shipped with Pict 4.1).
now (reset checks) def interval (min:Int max:Int):(List Int) = if (>> min max) then nil else (cons min (interval (inc min) max)) def sieve (max:Int):(List Int) = ( def again (l:(List Int)):(List Int) = if (null l) then nil else (val n = (car l) if (>> (* n n) max) then l else (cons n (again (list.filter #Int l \(x) = (<> (mod x n) 0))))) (again (interval 2 max)) ) def prPrime (idx:Int x:Int):[] = if (== (mod idx 10) 9) then ((int.pr x); (nl)) else ((int.pr x); (pr " ")) (list.itApply (sieve 4000) prPrime);
// This program implements a fifo that can be used to send // data between two threads. (From the Pike 0.6 manual, sec 10) inherit Thread.Condition : r_cond; inherit Thread.Condition: w_cond; inherit Thread.Mutex: lock; mixed *buffer = allocate(128); int r_ptr, w_ptr; int query_messages() { return w_ptr - r_ptr; } // This function reads one mixed value from the fifo. // If no values are available it blocks until a write has been done. mixed read() { mixed tmp; object key=lock::lock(); while(!query_messages()) r_cond::wait(key); tmp=buffer[r_ptr % sizeof(buffer)]; w_cond::signal(); return tmp; } // This function pushes one mixed value on the fifo. // If the fifo is full it blocks until a value has been read. void write(mixed v) { object key=lock::lock(); while(query_messages() == sizeof(buffer)) w_cond::wait(key); buffer[w_ptr % sizeof(buffer)]=v; r_cond::signal(); }
R : An example for converting a number to english *LOOP T :ENTER A NUMBER, OR ZERO TO QUIT. C :$NUM= A :#Z E(Z=0) : U :*WRITNUM T :$NUM : J :*LOOP *WRITNUM U(Z<10) :*UNITS E(Z<10) : J(Z>999):*THOU J(Z>99) :*HUND J(Z>19) :*TWENTY C(Z=10) :$NUM=$NUM TEN C(Z=11) :$NUM=$NUM ELEVEN C(Z=12) :$NUM=$NUM TWELVE C(Z=13) :$NUM=$NUM THIRTEEN C(Z=14) :$NUM=$NUM FOURTEEN C(Z=15) :$NUM=$NUM FIFTEEN C(Z=16) :$NUM=$NUM SIXTEEN C(Z=17) :$NUM=$NUM SEVENTEEN C(Z=18) :$NUM=$NUM EIGHTEEN C(Z=19) :$NUM=$NUM NINETEEN E: *UNITS C(Z=1) :$NUM=$NUM ONE C(Z=2) :$NUM=$NUM TWO C(Z=3) :$NUM=$NUM THREE C(Z=4) :$NUM=$NUM FOUR C(Z=5) :$NUM=$NUM FIVE C(Z=6) :$NUM=$NUM SIX C(Z=7) :$NUM=$NUM SEVEN C(Z=8) :$NUM=$NUM EIGHT C(Z=9) :$NUM=$NUM NINE E: *TWENTY C:Y=Z%10 C:Z=Z-Y C(Z=20) :$NUM=$NUM TWENTY C(Z=30) :$NUM=$NUM THIRTY C(Z=40) :$NUM=$NUM FORTY C(Z=50) :$NUM=$NUM FIFTY C(Z=60) :$NUM=$NUM SIXTY C(Z=70) :$NUM=$NUM SEVENTY C(Z=80) :$NUM=$NUM EIGHTY C(Z=90) :$NUM=$NUM NINETY C:Z=Y E(Z=0) : J:*WRITNUM *HUND C :Y=Z%100 C :Z=(Z-Y)/100 U :*UNITS C :$NUM=$NUM HUNDRED C :Z=Y E(Z=0) : J :*WRITNUM *THOU C :X=Z%1000 C :Z=(Z-X)/1000 U :*WRITNUM C :$NUM=$NUM THOUSAND C :Z=X E(Z=0) : J :*HUND
FINDSTRINGS: PROCEDURE OPTIONS(MAIN) /* READ A STRING, THEN PRINT EVERY */ /* SUBSEQUENT LINE WITH A MATCH */ DECLARE PAT VARYING CHARACTER(100), LINEBUF VARYING CHARACTER(100), (LINENO, NDFILE, IX) FIXED BINARY; NDFILE = 0; ON ENDFILE(SYSIN) NDFILE=1; GET EDIT(PAT) (A); LINENO = 1; DO WHILE (NDFILE=0); GET EDIT(LINEBUF) (A); IF LENGTH(LINEBUF) > 0 THEN DO; IX = INDEX(LINEBUF, PAT); IF IX > 0 THEN DO; PUT SKIP EDIT (LINENO,LINEBUF)(F(2),A) END; END; LINENO = LINENO 1; END; END FINDSTRINGS;
%!PS-Adobe-2.0 % Draw a string at an angle at a point /printat { % str x y angle => - gsave 4 1 roll translate exch rotate 0 0 moveto show grestore } def % find the center of the page /pagecenter { % - => cx cy clippath pathbbox 4 1 roll exch sub 2. div 3 1 roll sub 2. div } def % set up font and constants /Times-Bold findfont 36 scalefont setfont pagecenter /cy exch def /cx exch def /steps 9 def /basegray 0.75 def /incrgray basegray steps div def /baseangle 360 steps div def /incrangle 360 steps div def % draw a string as a rosette steps { basegray setgray (PostScript) cx cy baseangle printat /basegray basegray incrgray sub def /baseangle baseangle incrangle add def } repeat % done with this page showpage
% Quicksort in Prolog, by Keesey adapted from Bratko gtq(X,Y) :- X @> Y. quicksort( [],[] ). quicksort( [X | Tail], Sorted) :- split( X, Tail, Small, Big), quicksort( Small, SortedSmall), quicksort( Big, SortedBig), conc( SortedSmall, [X | SortedBig], Sorted). split( _, [], [], []). split( X,[Y | Tail], [Y | Small], Big) :- gtq( X, Y),!, split( X, Tail, Small, Big). split( X, [Y | Tail], Small, [Y | Big] ) :- split( X, Tail, Small, Big). conc([],L,L). conc( [X | L1], L2, [X | L3]) :- conc( L1, L2, L3).
# standard binary search tree from # a tree data structure package by Dan Stubbs # class binary_tree: def __init__ (self): self.tree = None def insert (self, key): if self.tree: self._insert (self.tree, key) else: self.tree = node(key) def _insert (self, tree, key): if key < tree.key: if tree.left: self._insert (tree.left, key) else: tree.left = node(key) else: if tree.right: self._insert (tree.right, key) else: tree.right = node(key)
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