Corel Draw 6/corel-draw-6-cd1.iso/scripts/animals.csc

Text File | 1995-08-18 | 6KB | 240 lines

REM Computer guesses your animals and learns them.
REM Animals.csc July 24, 1995

'#########################################################################

' FUNCTION declarations
DECLARE SUB intro()
DECLARE SUB endmessage()
DECLARE SUB loaddatabase( filename$ )
DECLARE SUB savedatabase( filename$ )
DECLARE FUNCTION quser() AS BOOLEAN
DECLARE SUB psugg()
DECLARE FUNCTION guess( a% ) AS integer
DECLARE SUB Findanimal()

' GLOBAL variables and constants
GLOBAL CONST maxdata=255            ' Size of database
GLOBAL CONST YES=6                ' Messagebox yes value
GLOBAL CONST YESNOBUTTONS=4        ' messagebox YES/NO buttons
GLOBAL CONST Title="Animal Game"    ' Game title
GLOBAL anim(maxdata) AS STRING     ' holds animal database

' local main variable
CONST filename = "animals.gme"    ' name of the file
DIM again AS BOOLEAN            ' program looping condition


'=========================================================================
' Display intro
intro

' Fill up databASe
loaddatabase(filename)

' question loop
again = TRUE
DO
    again = quser()
LOOP UNTIL again = FALSE

IF MESSAGEBOX("Do you want to save this game?",Title,YESNOBUTTONS)=YES THEN
    ' Save database
    savedatabase(filename)
end IF

' end message
endmessage


'=========================================================================
' Display introduction message
SUB intro
    DIM temp AS string    ' holds temporary value
    temp = "Play GUESS THE ANIMAL with Corel SCRIPT" + CHR(13)
    temp = temp + "Think of an animal and the computer will try to guess it..."
    MESSAGE temp
END SUB

'=========================================================================
' Display end message
SUB endmessage
    DIM temp AS STRING    ' holds temporary value
    temp = "Thank you for playing."
    MESSAGE  temp
END SUB


'=========================================================================
' Try to load database from file.
' if file is currupted or not present, assign default values
SUB loaddatabase( filename )
    ON ERROR GOTO errorhandler
    DIM num AS INTEGER        ' number of element in database
    DIM a AS INTEGER        ' loop var

    OPEN filename FOR INPUT AS 1
    INPUT #1, num
    FOR a=2 TO num
        INPUT #1, anim(a)
    NEXT a
    CLOSE #1
    anim(1)= STR(num)

    subend:
    EXIT SUB
    errorhandler:
        ' We could not load database
        ' ASsign default values
        CLOSE #1
        anim(1)="4"
        anim(2)="?"+CHR(3)+CHR(4)+"Does it swim?"
        anim(3)="!gold fish"
        anim(4)="!Hawk"
        resume at subend
END SUB

'=========================================================================
' Try to save database to file.
SUB savedatabase( filename )
    ON ERROR GOTO errorhandler
    DIM num AS INTEGER        ' number of element in database
    DIM a AS INTEGER        ' loop var

    num = VAL(anim(1))
    OPEN filename FOR OUTPUT AS 1
    FOR a = 1 TO num
        WRITE #1, anim(a)
    NEXT a
    CLOSE #1

    subend:
    EXIT SUB
    errorhandler:
        ' We could not save database
        CLOSE #1
        MESSAGE "Error saving game!"
        RESUME AT subend
END SUB


'=========================================================================
' Question user on a animal
FUNCTION quser
    DIM ans AS INTEGER            ' holds the answer value

    ans = MESSAGEBOX("Are you thinking of an animal?",Title,YESNOBUTTONS)
    IF ans=YES THEN
        ' answer is YES
        Findanimal
    ELSE
        ' answer is NO
        ans = MESSAGEBOX("Can I give you some suggestions?",Title,YESNOBUTTONS)
        IF ans=YES THEN psugg
    END IF

    ' Decide IF we want to continue
    IF ans<>YES THEN
        quser=FALSE
    ELSE
        quser = TRUE
    END IF
END FUNCTION

'=========================================================================
' Prints suggestion list
SUB psugg
    DIM mess AS STRING    ' Message buffer
    DIM a AS INTEGER    ' loop counter
    DIM num AS INTEGER  ' number of elements in array
    DIM ani AS INTEGER  ' number of animals found

    ani=0
    num = VAL( anim(1) )
    mess = "Here are some suggestions:" + CHR(13) + CHR(13) + CHR(10)

    ' Prints all animals
    FOR a = 2 TO num
        IF LEFT( anim(a),1)="!" THEN
            mess = mess + MID( anim(a),2)
            ani=ani+1

            ' Format string
            IF ani MOD 5 = 0 THEN
                mess = mess + CHR(13)
            ELSE
                mess = mess + CHR(9)
            END IF
        END IF
    NEXT a
    MESSAGE mess
END SUB


'=========================================================================
' Try to guess animal
FUNCTION guess( question% )
    IF MESSAGEBOX(MID( anim(question),4),Title,YESNOBUTTONS)=YES THEN
        guess = ASC (MID( anim(question),2,1))
    ELSE
        guess = ASC (MID( anim(question),3,1))
    END IF
END FUNCTION


'=========================================================================
' Find next question and guess
SUB Findanimal
    DIM mess AS STRING        ' Message buffer
    DIM g AS INTEGER        ' guess
    DIM answer AS INTEGER    ' tempo answer
    DIM newval AS INTEGER    ' next empty space
    DIM animal AS STRING    ' player animal
    DIM question AS STRING    ' player question

    ' Question :Animal
    BEGIN DIALOG qanimal 144, 70, Title
        TEXT  5, 4, 120, 21, "This animal you were thinking of was a "
        TEXTBOX  5, 15, 125, 14, animal
        OKBUTTON  50, 35, 40, 14
    END DIALOG

    ' Start guessing with first question
    g = 2

    ' find animal
    WHILE LEFT(anim(g),1) = "?"
        g = guess(g)
    WEND

    ' verIFy guess
    answer=MESSAGEBOX("The animal you were thinking of was a " + MID(anim(g),2) + "?", Title,YESNOBUTTONS)
    IF answer=YES OR VAL(anim(1))>maxdata-2 THEN
        ' We have it
        MESSAGE "Why not think of another animal?"
    ELSE
        ' Enter in database
        DIALOG qanimal
        mess = "Please enter a question that would distinguish a "
        mess = mess + animal + " from a " + MID(anim(g),2)
        BEGIN DIALOG qquestion 144, 82, Title
            TEXT  5, 4, 120, 21, mess
            TEXTBOX  5, 31, 125, 14, question
            OKBUTTON  50, 50, 40, 14
        END DIALOG
        DIALOG qquestion
        newval = VAL(anim(1)) + 1
        answer = MESSAGEBOX("For a " + animal + " the answer would be?",Title,YESNOBUTTONS)
        IF answer=YES THEN
            anim(newval) = "!" + animal
            anim(newval+1) = anim(g)
        ELSE
            anim(newval+1) = "!" + animal
            anim(newval) = anim(g)
        END IF
        anim(g) = "?" + CHR(newval) + CHR(newval+1) + question
        anim(1) = STR(newval+1)
    END IF
END SUB