04-03-2025, 01:53 AM
Wow thanks Phil! Instead of numbers for the words I used letters like you said, with INKEY$ and it works great! I also had to add loop at the beginning to clear all the words for people that want to make more than 1 puzzle.
Here is an update folks, thank you for your patience.
Here is an update folks, thank you for your patience.
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'Word Search Maker by SierraKen
'April 2, 2025
'With some help by ChatGPT. I was very close by myself, all of the math and arrays are from me, just needed it cleaned up a bit.
'Thank you to B+ for the graphics rotation code to print on printer and also for the idea of seeing the answers to the words.
'Thank you also to PhilofPerth for the idea of still using small letters and converting them to large. Also for using letters instead of numbers on the answers selections.
Dim word$(24), grid$(18, 18), dir(24), x(24), y(24)
Screen _NewImage(800, 600, 32)
_Title "Word Search Maker - A to see Answer P to Print on Printer C to Clipboard Space Bar For Another One Esc to Quit"
begin:
t = 0: num = 0
For a = 1 To 24
word$(a) = ""
Next a
Cls
Paint (1, 1), _RGB32(255, 255, 255)
Color _RGB32(0, 0, 0), _RGB32(255, 255, 255)
Print " Word Search Maker"
Print " by SierraKen"
Print: Print: Print
Print " A to see an Answer to a Word."
Print " P to Print on Printer."
Print " C to Copy to Clipboard to use with another graphics program."
Print " Space Bar for another one."
Print " Esc to Quit."
Print
Print " Words cannot be over 15 letters long."
Print
Input " How many words (1-24): ", num
If num > 24 Or num < 1 Or num <> Int(num) Then GoTo begin
Cls
Paint (1, 1), _RGB32(255, 255, 255)
Color _RGB32(0, 0, 0), _RGB32(255, 255, 255)
Print " Type one word at a time here for your puzzle."
Print
For w = 1 To num
words:
Print Str$(w) + ". ";
Input word$(w)
If Len(word$(w)) > 15 Then Print " Words cannot be over 15 letters long.": Print: GoTo words
temp$ = ""
For ii = 1 To Len(word$(w))
If Mid$(word$(w), ii, 1) <> " " Then temp$ = temp$ + Mid$(word$(w), ii, 1)
Next ii
If temp$ <> "" Then word$(w) = temp$ ' Only assign if temp$ changed
For ii = 1 To Len(word$(w))
If Mid$(word$(w), ii, 1) < Chr$(65) Or (Mid$(word$(w), ii, 1) > Chr$(90) And Mid$(word$(w), ii, 1) < Chr$(97)) Then
Print " No numbers or symbols, try again.": GoTo words
End If
Next ii
For ii = 1 To Len(word$(w))
If Mid$(word$(w), ii, 1) > Chr$(122) Then
Print " No numbers or symbols, try again.": GoTo words
End If
Next ii
For ii = 1 To Len(word$(w))
If Mid$(word$(w), ii, 1) > Chr$(96) Or Mid$(word$(w), ii, 1) < Chr$(123) Then
word$(w) = UCase$(word$(w))
End If
Next ii
Next w
Cls
Paint (1, 1), _RGB32(255, 255, 255)
Color _RGB32(0, 0, 0), _RGB32(255, 255, 255)
' Initialize grid
For y = 1 To 18
For x = 1 To 18
grid$(y, x) = ""
Next x
Next y
Randomize Timer
For w = 1 To num
placement:
t = t + 1
If t > 2000 Then
Print word$(w) + " unable to work with this puzzle, press Enter to start over."
Input ab$
t = 0
GoTo begin
End If
dir(w) = Int(Rnd * 8) + 1
x(w) = Int(Rnd * 18) + 1: y(w) = Int(Rnd * 18) + 1
' Ensure the word fits in the selected direction
If dir(w) = 1 And x(w) + Len(word$(w)) > 18 Then GoTo placement ' Right
If dir(w) = 2 And x(w) - Len(word$(w)) < 1 Then GoTo placement ' Left
If dir(w) = 3 And y(w) + Len(word$(w)) > 18 Then GoTo placement ' Down
If dir(w) = 4 And y(w) - Len(word$(w)) < 1 Then GoTo placement ' Up
If dir(w) = 5 And (x(w) + Len(word$(w)) > 18 Or y(w) + Len(word$(w)) > 18) Then GoTo placement ' Right-Down
If dir(w) = 6 And (x(w) - Len(word$(w)) < 1 Or y(w) + Len(word$(w)) > 18) Then GoTo placement ' Left-Down
If dir(w) = 7 And (x(w) - Len(word$(w)) < 1 Or y(w) - Len(word$(w)) < 1) Then GoTo placement ' Left-Up
If dir(w) = 8 And (x(w) + Len(word$(w)) > 18 Or y(w) - Len(word$(w)) < 1) Then GoTo placement ' Right-Up
' Check for conflicts
For l = 1 To Len(word$(w))
cx = x(w): cy = y(w)
If dir(w) = 1 Then cx = x(w) + l ' Right
If dir(w) = 2 Then cx = x(w) - l ' Left
If dir(w) = 3 Then cy = y(w) + l ' Down
If dir(w) = 4 Then cy = y(w) - l ' Up
If dir(w) = 5 Then cx = x(w) + l: cy = y(w) + l ' Right-Down
If dir(w) = 6 Then cx = x(w) - l: cy = y(w) + l ' Left-Down
If dir(w) = 7 Then cx = x(w) - l: cy = y(w) - l ' Left-Up
If dir(w) = 8 Then cx = x(w) + l: cy = y(w) - l ' Right-Up
If grid$(cy, cx) <> "" And grid$(cy, cx) <> Mid$(word$(w), l, 1) Then GoTo placement
Next l
' Place word
For l = 1 To Len(word$(w))
cx = x(w): cy = y(w)
If dir(w) = 1 Then cx = x(w) + l ' Right
If dir(w) = 2 Then cx = x(w) - l ' Left
If dir(w) = 3 Then cy = y(w) + l ' Down
If dir(w) = 4 Then cy = y(w) - l ' Up
If dir(w) = 5 Then cx = x(w) + l: cy = y(w) + l ' Right-Down
If dir(w) = 6 Then cx = x(w) - l: cy = y(w) + l ' Left-Down
If dir(w) = 7 Then cx = x(w) - l: cy = y(w) - l ' Left-Up
If dir(w) = 8 Then cx = x(w) + l: cy = y(w) - l ' Right-Up
grid$(cy, cx) = Mid$(word$(w), l, 1)
Next l
t = 0
Next w
' Fill empty spaces with random letters
For y = 1 To 18
For x = 1 To 18
If grid$(y, x) = "" Then grid$(y, x) = Chr$(Int(Rnd * 26) + 65)
Next x
Next y
' Display grid with spaces between letters
For y = 1 To 18
For x = 1 To 18
Locate y + 5, (x * 2) + 30: Print grid$(y, x); " ";
Next x
Print
Next y
listx = 15: listy = 25
For l = 1 To num
listy = listy + 1
If listy / 8 = Int(listy / 8) Then
listy = 26: listx = listx + 20
End If
Locate listy, listx: Print word$(l)
Next l
Do
a$ = InKey$
If a$ = "a" Or a$ = "A" Then GoSub answers
If a$ = "c" Or a$ = "C" Then
landscape2& = _CopyImage(0)
_ClipboardImage = landscape2&
For sz = 0 To 20
Line (sz, sz)-(800 - sz, 600 - sz), _RGB32(255, 0, 0), B
Next sz
_Delay 4
For sz = 0 To 20
Line (sz, sz)-(800 - sz, 600 - sz), _RGB32(255, 255, 255), B
Next sz
_FreeImage landscape2&
End If
If a$ = "p" Or a$ = "P" Then
'printer prep (code from bplus Free Calendar Program)
YMAX = _Height: XMAX = _Width
landscape& = _NewImage(YMAX, XMAX, 32)
_MapTriangle (XMAX, 0)-(0, 0)-(0, YMAX), 0 To(0, 0)-(0, XMAX)-(YMAX, XMAX), landscape&
_MapTriangle (XMAX, 0)-(XMAX, YMAX)-(0, YMAX), 0 To(0, 0)-(YMAX, 0)-(YMAX, XMAX), landscape&
_PrintImage landscape&
_Delay 2
_FreeImage landscape&
End If
If a$ = " " Then GoTo begin
If a$ = Chr$(27) Then End
Loop
answers:
listx = 15: listy = 25
For l = 1 To num
listy = listy + 1
If listy / 8 = Int(listy / 8) Then
listy = 26: listx = listx + 20
End If
Locate listy, listx: Print "(" + Chr$(96 + l) + ") " + word$(l)
Next l
Locate 23, 5: Print "Which word letter?"
Do
pick:
n$ = InKey$
If n$ <> "" Then
If n$ = "a" Or n$ = "A" Then n = 1
If n$ = "b" Or n$ = "B" Then n = 2
If n$ = "c" Or n$ = "C" Then n = 3
If n$ = "d" Or n$ = "D" Then n = 4
If n$ = "e" Or n$ = "E" Then n = 5
If n$ = "f" Or n$ = "F" Then n = 6
If n$ = "g" Or n$ = "G" Then n = 7
If n$ = "h" Or n$ = "H" Then n = 8
If n$ = "i" Or n$ = "I" Then n = 9
If n$ = "j" Or n$ = "J" Then n = 10
If n$ = "k" Or n$ = "K" Then n = 11
If n$ = "l" Or n$ = "L" Then n = 12
If n$ = "m" Or n$ = "M" Then n = 13
If n$ = "n" Or n$ = "N" Then n = 14
If n$ = "o" Or n$ = "O" Then n = 15
If n$ = "p" Or n$ = "P" Then n = 16
If n$ = "q" Or n$ = "Q" Then n = 17
If n$ = "r" Or n$ = "R" Then n = 18
If n$ = "s" Or n$ = "S" Then n = 19
If n$ = "t" Or n$ = "T" Then n = 20
If n$ = "u" Or n$ = "U" Then n = 21
If n$ = "v" Or n$ = "V" Then n = 22
If n$ = "w" Or n$ = "W" Then n = 23
If n$ = "x" Or n$ = "X" Then n = 24
If word$(n) = "" Then GoTo pick
GoTo nex
End If
Loop
nex:
For l = 1 To Len(word$(n))
cx = x(n): cy = y(n)
Select Case dir(n)
Case 1: cx = x(n) + l ' Right
Case 2: cx = x(n) - l ' Left
Case 3: cy = y(n) + l ' Down
Case 4: cy = y(n) - l ' Up
Case 5: cx = x(n) + l: cy = y(n) + l ' Right-Down
Case 6: cx = x(n) - l: cy = y(n) + l ' Left-Down
Case 7: cx = x(n) - l: cy = y(n) - l ' Left-Up
Case 8: cx = x(n) + l: cy = y(n) - l ' Right-Up
End Select
Locate cy + 5, (cx * 2) + 30
Color _RGB32(255, 0, 0)
Print grid$(cy, cx);
Next l
_Delay 5
For l = 1 To Len(word$(n))
cx = x(n): cy = y(n)
Select Case dir(n)
Case 1: cx = x(n) + l ' Right
Case 2: cx = x(n) - l ' Left
Case 3: cy = y(n) + l ' Down
Case 4: cy = y(n) - l ' Up
Case 5: cx = x(n) + l: cy = y(n) + l ' Right-Down
Case 6: cx = x(n) - l: cy = y(n) + l ' Left-Down
Case 7: cx = x(n) - l: cy = y(n) - l ' Left-Up
Case 8: cx = x(n) + l: cy = y(n) - l ' Right-Up
End Select
Locate cy + 5, (cx * 2) + 30
Color _RGB32(0, 0, 0)
Print grid$(cy, cx);
Next l
Locate 23, 5: Print " "
listx = 15: listy = 25
For l = 1 To num
listy = listy + 1
If listy / 8 = Int(listy / 8) Then
listy = 26: listx = listx + 20
End If
Locate listy, listx: Print " "
Locate listy, listx: Print word$(l)
Next l
n = 0
n$ = ""
Return