Category : Files from Magazines
Archive   : ITP9004.ZIP
Filename : QUEEN1.PAS

 
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{************************************************
* QUEEN1 - the first attempt at solving the *
* queens problem. *
* *
* INP: c - the column # to place a queen in *
* n - the maximum column (& row) number *
* USES: Soln - updates this solution counter *
* whenever a queen is successfully placed *
* in the n'th column. *
************************************************}

UNIT Queen1;

INTERFACE

CONST
MaxBrd = 25;

VAR
{Chess brd}
Board : ARRAY[0..MaxBrd+1,0..MaxBrd+1] OF Byte;
Solns : Integer;

PROCEDURE InitBoard;
PROCEDURE Queens(C,N: Integer);


IMPLEMENTATION


PROCEDURE InitBoard;
BEGIN
FillChar(Board,SizeOf(Board),#0);
Solns := 0
END;


PROCEDURE Queens;

VAR
I,J : Integer;
Legal : Boolean;

BEGIN
{Have we found a solution?}

IF C=N THEN
Inc(Solns)
ELSE

{Check each spot in the column}

BEGIN
FOR I:= 0 TO N-1 DO
BEGIN

Legal := TRUE; {Legal until disproven}

FOR J := 1 TO C DO

BEGIN

{-- Check row --}

IF (Board[I,C-J] <> 0) THEN
Legal := FALSE;

{-- Check diagonal 1 --}

IF ((I+J) < N) THEN
IF (Board[I+J,C-J] <> 0) THEN
Legal := FALSE;

{-- Check diagonal 2 --}

IF ((I-J) >= 0) THEN
IF (Board[I-J,C-J] <> 0) THEN
Legal := FALSE;
END;

IF (Legal) THEN

BEGIN
Board[I,C] := 1; {Put queen here}
Queens(C+1,N); {Process next col}
Board[I,C] := 0 {Remove & try next}
END;
END;
END;
END;

END.


  3 Responses to “Category : Files from Magazines
Archive   : ITP9004.ZIP
Filename : QUEEN1.PAS

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