From: Mike Moore <blowmage@...>
Date: 2007-04-03T04:44:18+09:00
Subject: Re: Logic puzzle generation

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On 4/2/07, Todd <toddkennethbenson@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> On Apr 2, 1:46 pm, "Augie De Blieck Jr." <augi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > APress has a book called PROGRAMMING SUDOKU that might be up your alley:
> >
> > http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10111
> >
> > "This is a fun, intriguing read whether you're a novice or advanced
> > programmer. It acknowledges the.NET platform as a base, but you'll
> > find this book interesting whatever your programming background. The
> > core techniques in the book enable you to solve Sudoku on any
> > programming platform."
> >
> > -Augie
>
> Thanks for the reply, but what I really want to do is generate the
> puzzle, not solve one that already exists.


While I haven't read the book, it does seem to cover how to program the
puzzle, not just solve it.  You may want to download the VB.NET code and see
if it help you before you dismiss it entirely.  It has a SudokuPuzzle class
with a GetPuzzle method that generates new puzzles.

Here are a couple URLs that might also be helpful:

http://sudoku.rubyforge.org/
http://www.rubyquiz.com/quiz43.html
http://www.xprogramming.com/xpmag/OkSudoku.htm
http://www.google.com/search?q=sudoku+ruby

Todd
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