QTP Tips and Tricks

[ashitroy1991]

Just a puzzle here,You need print the pattern like below depending on no. of rows

rows=3,
**1**
*212*
32123

rows=4,
***1***
**212**
*32123*
4321234

Code:

r=inputbox ("enter no of rows")
c=(2*r)-1
m=(c-1)/2

ReDim a(r-1,c-1)
For i=0 to r-1
    For j=0 to c-1
        a(i,j)="*"
    Next
Next
'mid of all rows
For i=0 to r-1
 a(i,r-1)=1
Next


'rows manipulation
For i=1 to r-1
    For j=0 to m-1
               'If previous row has a value at next column position,increment it by 1
        If a(i-1,j+1)<>"*" Then
            val=a(i-1,j+1)+2 '2 instead of 1 because i am decrementing 'val' by 1 in next line
            For k=j to m-1
                 val=val-1
                 a(i,k)=val
                a(i,c-1-k)=val
            Next
        End If
    Next
Next

'print
For i=0 to r-1
    For j=0 to c-1
      txt= txt& a(i,j)
    Next
    txt=txt&vblf
Next
msgbox txt

If you have a better tested code, please post it

x = inputbox("enter no. of rows")
For i = 1 To x     
    y = x-i
    
    For j = 1 To y
        str = str & "*"
    Next
    
    If i = 1 Then
        str = str & i
    Else
        For k = i To 1 step -1
            str = str & k
        Next
        
        For k = 2 To i
            str = str & k
        Next
        
    End If
    
    For j = 1 To y
        str = str & "*"
    Next
    
    print str

    str = ""
    
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