Thread: help with loops

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    help with loops

    hey, im trying to write a code that generates a maze....i have everything right so far, but now need to get the maze to print out. i know i need to use a loop but im having trouble figuring out what kind and what to write. my computer crashed so i had to rewrite this program and im not very good at this....my brain is fried. please help!

    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    //#include "maze_gen.c"
    #include <stdlib.h>
    #include <math.h>
    
    int main (void)
    {
     char myMaze [700];    //big enough to handle a 625 char array
     int user_n = 0;
     int i = 0;
    
    
    
     //while loops so that the user can keep tryin to enter a valid nubmer
     while(i == 0)
     {
       //ask the user what value of n for the maze they would liek to use
       printf("What value of n would you like to use-->");
       scanf("%d", &user_n);
    
       //make sure the user entered a valid number for n, greater than five and also odd
       if(user_n < 5)
       {
         printf("Not a valid number, please try again\n\n");
       }
       else if((user_n%2) == 0)
       {
         printf("Not a valid number, please try again\n\n");
    
       }
       else if(user_n > 25)
       {
         printf("Not a valid number, please try again\n\n");
       }
    
       if(((user_n%2) != 0) && (user_n >= 5) && (user_n <= 25))
       {
         i = 1;
         //printf("right entry");    check to make sure it worked properly
       }
    }
    
    //create the maze using the function call maze_create(), passing in the user_n and the array myMaze
     maze_create(myMaze, user_n);
    
    
    
    
    
    
     system("PAUSE");
     return 0;
    }

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    maze_create is not defined.
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    Observe this line in your code
    //#include "maze_gen.c"


    Quote Originally Posted by manutd
    maze_create is not defined.

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    thanks! any ideas on the loop?

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    It looks good to me. Take away the comments (aka //printf) and see what happens. If you have a specific error come back here.
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    well...it doesnt do anything other than print out the "what value of n" and if it is a valid number or not. i need to to print out the maze, i know that i need to use a loop to print the mazes however i for some reason cannot understand the logic behind it. not sure if i am making any sense....

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    i can not figure out how to print the maze. can someone please help?? i know that this is the easiest part of the program, but i for some reason am stuck. any suggestions??? thanks

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    What have you tried? How is your maze organized? You haven't provided enough information for us to help you as your maze creation algorithm is tucked away in some black box that you haven't shown us. We don't understand your problem well enough to offer suggestions.
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    Show us your create_maze function and we can show you what's wrong. Without that we really can't help you.
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