PHP Language - Bingo Card Generator

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Bingo Card Generator

Ha .. What ??!!??

2004-12-20, 8:56 pm

Hi all. I thought I had fixed this, but I havent .. Using the following
script .. at this address http://yidpows.freeserverhost.net/bingo2.php I
have got the script to make the required six cards that have all the numbers
(1-90 inclusive) randomly placed but in theri respective columns. However,
if you click on the link, you will see that sometimes not all the numbers
are used. As I am still new to php, I am wondering if their are any of these
functions that could help me out.
Thanks for any help, Scruffy.

<?php
srand ((float) microtime() * 10000000);
for( $i=0; $i<=90; $i++ )
{
global $numbers1;
global $numbers2;
global $numbers3;
$numbers1[] = $i;
$numbers2[] = $i;
$numbers3[] = $i;
}
function drawtable($passed)
{
global $numbers1;
global $numbers2;
global $numbers3;
print "<tr>";
unset( $passed[0] );
for( $i=0; $i<5; $i++ )
{
$name = array_rand( $passed );
$name2[] = $passed[$name];
unset( $numbers1[$name] );
unset( $numbers2[$name] );
unset( $numbers3[$name] );
if ($name < 10)
{
for( $j=0; $j<10; $j++ )
{
unset( $passed[$j] );
}
}
else if ($name>=10 && $name <=79)
{
for( $loop=10; $loop<=70; $loop+=10 )
{
for( $loop2=0; $loop2<=9; $loop2++ )
{
if(($loop+$loop2)==$name)
{
for( $j=$loop; $j<=($loop+9); $j++ )
{
unset( $passed[$j] );
}
}
}
}
}
else
{
for( $j=80; $j<=90; $j++ )
{
unset( $passed[$j] );
}
}
}
sort( $name2 );
for( $loop=10; $loop<=90; $loop+=10 )
{
print "<td width=\"20\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"white\">";
for( $i=0; $i<5; $i++ )
{
$check = $name2[$i];
if ($check==90 && $loop==90)
{
print $check;
}
else if ($check<($loop) && $check>=($loop-10))
{
print $check;
}
else
{
print "";
}
}
print " </td>";
}
print "</tr>";
return($name2);
}
?>
<html>
<head>
<title>Bingo !!</title>
</head>
<body>

<?php
for ($z=1;$z<=6;$z++){
print"<table align=\"center\" border=\"1\" bgcolor=\"black\">";
drawtable($numbers1);
// foreach( $numbers1 as $key => $value ){print $key." -key, $value -value -
numbers1<br>\n";}
drawtable($numbers2);
// foreach( $numbers2 as $key => $value ){print $key." -key, $value -value -
numbers2<br>\n";}
drawtable($numbers3);
// foreach( $numbers3 as $key => $value ){print $key." -key, $value -value -
numbers3<br>\n";}
print"</table>";
}
// if ((count($numbers1)!=1) || (count($numbers2)!=1) ||
(count($numbers3)!=1)){
if ((count($numbers1)>1) || (count($numbers2)>1) || (count($numbers3)>1)){
print "arrgh .. bugger .. its broke , again<br>";
// print "<script>\n";
// print "
document.location=\"http://yidpows.freeserverhost.net/bingo2.php\";";
// print "</script>\n";
}
foreach( $numbers1 as $key => $value ){print $key." -key, $value -value -
numbers1<br>\n";}
foreach( $numbers2 as $key => $value ){print $key." -key, $value -value -
numbers2<br>\n";}
foreach( $numbers3 as $key => $value ){print $key." -key, $value -value -
numbers3<br>\n";}

?>
</body>
</html>

Ha .. What ??!!??

2004-12-26, 8:55 am

Many thanks Anthony. I am just looking at my mail in passing as ot were, but
I shall look at your code later tonight and implement it to see. Just for
clarification though, from an expert in bingo-ology (I made that word up,
and the expert is my wife (been playing bingo many years she has) !!! ) each
bingo card should each have 15 random numbers between 1 and 90 inclusive, in
their assigned columns(1-9,10-19,20-29 .... 709-79,80-90) and in a 'book' of
6 cards, all 90 numbers should appear once only ( in other words all 90
numbers somewhere on the 6 cards) but never a repetition of any numbers ....
( and I thought it was a simple game till I tried this !!)
Thanks again, will speak .. type later to let you know how it went .
All the best, Scruffy.

"Anthony Plunkett" <doobeh@thefort.org> wrote in message
news:41c5780a$0$25864$afc38c87@news.easynet.co.uk...
> Anthony Plunkett wrote:
>
>
>
> I noticed that you probably don't want totally random numbers per cell
> like in my last example (I've never played bingo!) if you want 90 unique
> numbers per card the following code is what would be better to look at:
>
> <?php
>
> #Number of cards wanted:
> $cards = 5;
> $columnsPerCard = 9;
> $rowsPerCard = 3;
>
> function uniqueRandomNumbers($columns,$rows) {
> #How many numbers do we need:
> $totalNumbersNeeded = $columns * $rows;
> #Create an array to hold them:
> $NumberArray = array();
> #Do following until we have the numbers we need:
> for ($a = 1; $a <= ($totalNumbersNeeded); $a++)
> {
> $randomNumber = rand(1,90);
> #If number is already in the array, try again (and
> #again)
> while(in_array($randomNumber,$NumberArra
y))
> {
> $randomNumber = rand(1,90);
> }
> #Put number in array:
> $NumberArray[] = $randomNumber;
> }
> #Return the array:
> return $NumberArray;
> }
>
>
> for ($i = 1; $i <= $cards; $i++) {
> #Get Random numbers for card:
> $randomNumbers = uniqueRandomNumbers($columnsPerCard,$row
sPerCard);
> #Initiate table:
> echo '<table border="1">';
> #Create Row:
> for ($k = 1; $k <= $rowsPerCard; $k++) {
> echo '<tr>';
>
> #Create column:
> for ($j = 1; $j <= $columnsPerCard; $j++) {
> #pop the last number off the array, and print
> #it:
> $randomNumber = array_pop($randomNumbers);
> echo '<td>'.$randomNumber.'</td>';
> }
> #Close Row
> echo '</tr>';
> }
> #Close Table and add a line spacer:
> echo '</table><br/>';
> }
> ?>
>
> Again, hope that helps :]
>
> Anthony.

Ha .. What ??!!??

2004-12-26, 8:55 am

Unfortunately, its not what I meant, but I am looking at the code to learn
more, so it wasn't a wasted effort, I do appreciate your help. If you click
on this link ( http://yidpows.freeserverhost.net/bingo2.php ) you will see
my version, which does not quite work properly, but you will get the jist of
the card layout.
Many thanks again, Scruffy.

"Anthony Plunkett" <doobeh@thefort.org> wrote in message
news:41c5780a$0$25864$afc38c87@news.easynet.co.uk...
> Anthony Plunkett wrote:
>
>
>
> I noticed that you probably don't want totally random numbers per cell
> like in my last example (I've never played bingo!) if you want 90 unique
> numbers per card the following code is what would be better to look at:
>
> <?php
>
> #Number of cards wanted:
> $cards = 5;
> $columnsPerCard = 9;
> $rowsPerCard = 3;
>
> function uniqueRandomNumbers($columns,$rows) {
> #How many numbers do we need:
> $totalNumbersNeeded = $columns * $rows;
> #Create an array to hold them:
> $NumberArray = array();
> #Do following until we have the numbers we need:
> for ($a = 1; $a <= ($totalNumbersNeeded); $a++)
> {
> $randomNumber = rand(1,90);
> #If number is already in the array, try again (and
> #again)
> while(in_array($randomNumber,$NumberArra
y))
> {
> $randomNumber = rand(1,90);
> }
> #Put number in array:
> $NumberArray[] = $randomNumber;
> }
> #Return the array:
> return $NumberArray;
> }
>
>
> for ($i = 1; $i <= $cards; $i++) {
> #Get Random numbers for card:
> $randomNumbers = uniqueRandomNumbers($columnsPerCard,$row
sPerCard);
> #Initiate table:
> echo '<table border="1">';
> #Create Row:
> for ($k = 1; $k <= $rowsPerCard; $k++) {
> echo '<tr>';
>
> #Create column:
> for ($j = 1; $j <= $columnsPerCard; $j++) {
> #pop the last number off the array, and print
> #it:
> $randomNumber = array_pop($randomNumbers);
> echo '<td>'.$randomNumber.'</td>';
> }
> #Close Row
> echo '</tr>';
> }
> #Close Table and add a line spacer:
> echo '</table><br/>';
> }
> ?>
>
> Again, hope that helps :]
>
> Anthony.

Anthony Plunkett

2004-12-26, 8:55 am

Ha .. What ??!!?? wrote:
> Hi all. I thought I had fixed this, but I havent .. Using the following
> script .. at this address http://yidpows.freeserverhost.net/bingo2.php I
> have got the script to make the required six cards that have all the numbers
> (1-90 inclusive) randomly placed but in theri respective columns. However,
> if you click on the link, you will see that sometimes not all the numbers
> are used. As I am still new to php, I am wondering if their are any of these
> functions that could help me out.
> Thanks for any help, Scruffy.

%< Code Snipped >%

Hi Scruffy,

Heres a little example that does what you're looking for, just three for
loops and the use of the rand() function:

<?php

#User Settings:
$cards = 5;
$columnsPerCard = 9;
$rowsPerCard = 3;

#Begin creation:
#For each of the cards do the following:
for ($i = 1; $i <= $cards; $i++) {
#Initiate table:
echo '<table border="1">';
#For each row do:
for ($k = 1; $k <= $rowsPerCard; $k++) {
echo '<tr>';

#For each column do:
for ($j = 1; $j <= $columnsPerCard; $j++) {
#create random number:
$randomNumber = rand(1,90);
echo '<td>'.$randomNumber.'</td>';
}
#Close Row
echo '</tr>';
}
#Close Table and add a line spacer:
echo '</table><br/>';
}
?>

Should be self explaintory, if you have any problems just ask

Hope that helps,

Anthony.

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