here's a pattern
1
1 1
2 1
1 2 1 1
1 1 1 2 2 1
3 1 2 2 1 1
1 3 1 1 2 2 2 1
1 1 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 1

each line describes the line above, in pairs of digits describing the
quantity and value of each digit thus
2 1 produces the next line
1 2, 1 1

Simple - but who can see how to persuade VB6 to generate this for me
assigning a unique colour to each number? I want to see if a pattern
develops!!

:-)
Lol

"Lol" <xguilmer@blueblunder.co.uk>'s wild thoughts were
released on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:20:15 GMT bearing the
following fruit:

>here's a pattern
>1
>1 1
>2 1
>1 2 1 1
>1 1 1 2 2 1
>3 1 2 2 1 1
>1 3 1 1 2 2 2 1
>1 1 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 1
>
>each line describes the line above, in pairs of digits describing the
>quantity and value of each digit thus
>2 1 produces the next line
>1 2, 1 1
>
>Simple - but who can see how to persuade VB6 to generate this for me
>assigning a unique colour to each number? I want to see if a pattern
>develops!!

Is this homework of some sort? The reson I ask is that I'm
sure this exact same question was asked not too long ago.


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>>Simple - but who can see how to persuade VB6 to generate this for me
>>assigning a unique colour to each number? I want to see if a pattern
>>develops!!
>
> Is this homework of some sort? The reson I ask is that I'm
> sure this exact same question was asked not too long ago.
>
>
> --
> Jan Hyde
>
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Jan.Hyde

It's homework, alright... I remember my ex had that very problem
to solve in her first semester of programming class.
But now it seems "lol" has broken the first rule of modern
homework... "don't just get your answers off the internet".

"Jan Hyde (VB MVP)" <StellaDrinker@REMOVE.ME.uboot.com> wrote in message
newsfp5r31vtcqe6o3uvsarj1rcsqtat9lke1@4ax.com...
> "Lol" <xguilmer@blueblunder.co.uk>'s wild thoughts were
> released on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:20:15 GMT bearing the
> following fruit:
>
>>here's a pattern
>>1
>>1 1
>>2 1
>>1 2 1 1
>>1 1 1 2 2 1
>>3 1 2 2 1 1
>>1 3 1 1 2 2 2 1
>>1 1 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 1
>>
>>each line describes the line above, in pairs of digits describing the
>>quantity and value of each digit thus
>>2 1 produces the next line
>>1 2, 1 1
>>
>>Simple - but who can see how to persuade VB6 to generate this for me
>>assigning a unique colour to each number? I want to see if a pattern
>>develops!!
>
> Is this homework of some sort? The reson I ask is that I'm
> sure this exact same question was asked not too long ago.
>
>
> --
> Jan Hyde
>
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Jan.Hyde

No - the sequence was a puzzle in a school maths challenge day, and I
wondered if it could be VB 6-ed but couldn't see how to do it.

If it's an old chestnut then I'll probably find an answer somewhere...
Lol

> No - the sequence was a puzzle in a school maths challenge day, and I
> wondered if it could be VB 6-ed but couldn't see how to do it.

Any math problem can be VB6'd ... nice try, but no passing grade.

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:20:15 GMT, Lol wrote:

> here's a pattern
> 1
> 1 1
> 2 1
> 1 2 1 1
> 1 1 1 2 2 1
> 3 1 2 2 1 1
> 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 1
> 1 1 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 1
>
> each line describes the line above, in pairs of digits describing
> the quantity and value of each digit thus
> 2 1 produces the next line
> 1 2, 1 1
>
> Simple - but who can see how to persuade VB6 to generate this for
> me assigning a unique colour to each number? I want to see if a
> pattern develops!!

Personally, I'd use QuickBASIC, or PowerBASIC for DOS. (I find coloring
text to be trivial under DOS. Easy under Windows, easier under DOS.)

Hint: if you iterate a few more steps, you might notice an *extremely
obvious* pattern developing. (No programming required -- just use pen &
paper.)

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