The 2008 Winter Scripting Games
Sudden Death Challenge Event 4: Type By Numbers
Important: The deadline for this event has passed. You can find the solution here. |
In Type By Numbers competitors must write a script that can convert a string of numbers into the name DR. SCRIPTO.
Note. The Sudden Death Challenge is a separate competition from the main Scripting Games and Scripting Games events; although anyone can enter the Sudden Death Challenge, it’s primarily designed for those people who manage to breeze through the main Scripting Games events in a day or two. To enter the main Scripting Games, click here. To enter Event 4 of the Sudden Death Challenge, well, keep reading.
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 | About This Sudden Death Challenge Event |
| Sudden Death Challenge Event Scenario |
| How to Enter This Sudden Death Challenge Event |
About This Sudden Death Challenge Event
Deadline | Friday, February 22, 2008 3:00 PM PST |
Points Awarded | 1 point in the Sudden Death Challenge |
Sudden Death Challenge Event Scenario
Event 4 in our Sudden Death Challenge isn’t all that hard, but it is a little tricky. We wanted to type the following:
DR. SCRIPTO
But, thanks to a strange problem with our keyboard, we ended up typing this instead:
6882463283678273808479
Admittedly, we could replace the keyboard and simply retype the name. However, that seemed like a lot of work; we decided it would be easier if we asked the Scripting Games competitors if they could write a script that can turn this value:
6882463283678273808479
Into this value:
DR. SCRIPTO
So how are you supposed to do that? Beats us. But we’ll give you a hint: don’t think of this as one big, long value. Instead, think of it as a series of two-digit numbers:
68 82 46 32 83 67 82 73 80 84 79
You say that’s not a good enough hint? Sorry, but that’s the only hint we can give you. No point in you even bothering to asc.
Er, ask.
If you want to, you can try to copy and paste our mistyped text directly off this Web page. However, we don’t recommend that; we can’t guarantee that the spacing and formatting will come out correctly. Instead, we recommend you read the data in from the file Numbers.txt, which is included in the Competitor’s Pack. Just make sure you place this file in the folder C:\Scripts. If you don’t, your script is unlikely to work when we test it.
How to Enter This Sudden Death Challenge Event
After completing the script, click here to submit your entry. If the link doesn’t automatically open a pre-addressed message, send email to scripter@microsoft.com with the subject line Sudden Death Challenge: Event 4.
All you have to do is paste your solution into the body of the message and then send the mail. You may also include the following:
| • | A name or nickname we can use to identify you when posting Sudden Death Challenge points leaders. |
| • | The name of the country you would like to represent. This might be your country of birth or the country you currently live in, but it doesn’t have to be; you can represent any country you wish. |
Note that Sudden Death points/participation will not be included in either the User Group or International Challenges.
You can simply type these items in at the top of the email. In that case, your email might look something like this:
Ken Myer
USA
Northern Iowa User Group
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