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> I'm currently taking a Pascal course as a requirement for my major, and my
> instructor is probably the worst instructor I've ever had. I now have
> homework due in less then a week, and I have know clue how to do it. Can
> anyone help me out? Here is the problem:
> 
> Make the unrealistic assumption that your computer has maxint equal to 18,
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> I only have four days before this is due, and I'm at a lost. Can anyone
> help.......I'm desperate

   I'm sure you are...but where were you during the semester's classes 
and assignments?  Was this instructor so "bad" he/she wouldn't answer any 
questions or provide explanations? 
   Here you are, and the end of this class, no doubt having done no work 
whatsoever so far, and all you can do is "blame the rotten instructor".  
Do you know how many times these NGs have seen lame and pathetic begging 
almost identical to yours?  
   Well, you're not going to get any sympathy or specific code help here, 
because giving homework/assignment programs to such as you just isn't 
done.  Had you posted anything more than this groveling - such as some 
design or code you've already done - we would have been willing to offer 
help.  Since you didn't (and thereby demonstrating no personal 
initiative), why should anyone rush to your aid, to give you code to hand 
in and "slide" with, so you'll learn absolutely nothing about Pascal 
programming or problem solving?  
   Is that how you'll deal with every "tough situation" throughout the 
rest of your life?
   <sigh...>

Joshua Roth wrote:

> I'm currently taking a Pascal course as a requirement for my major,
> and my
> instructor is probably the worst instructor I've ever had. I now have
> homework due in less then a week, and I have know clue how to do it.
> Can
> anyone help me out? Here is the problem:
>
> Make the unrealistic assumption that your computer has maxint equal to
> 18,
> and write a program to read in two numbers of 10 or fewer digits and
> output
> their sum. The two numbers are stored in arrays of the following type:
>
>               type
>                  Number = array[0...9] of integer;
>
> Each digit of a number is stored in one indexed variable of it's
> array. The
> numbers are to be read as character values, one digit at a time, using
> a
> variable of type char. Each digit is converted into a number and
> stored in
> an indexed variable of an array. If the number is less than 10 digits
> long,
> then leading zeros should be added to the array.
> an addition procedure is then called to calculate the sum and stored
> it in a
> third array. If the sum would be more than 10 digits long, the two
> numbers
> read in and their sum are output.

     One hint.  Pretend you are in Second Grade.  When you learned your
"Plus
tables", the highest number you ever dealt with was 18.  How did you add
two
10-digit numbers?  [As the mathematicians would say, these two problems
are
isomorphic ...].

Bob Schor
Pascal Enthusiast

P.S. -- Why not actually TRY to do this problem?  Think about an
algorithm, and give
it a try.  When dealing with a BIG problem ("Add two 10-digit numbers"),
first try to
make it a SMALL problem ("Add two one-digit numbers"), then think about
how to
make it bigger (if I can add one-digit numbers, what "extra" do I have
to do to add
two-digit numbers?).

Joshua Roth wrote:

> I'm currently taking a Pascal course as a requirement for my major, and my
> instructor is probably the worst instructor I've ever had. I now have
> homework due in less then a week, and I have know clue how to do it. Can
> anyone help me out? Here is the problem:
>
> I only have four days before this is due, and I'm at a lost. Can anyone
> help.......I'm desperate

Josh: I have only four days until my taxes are due.
I didn't save any money this year, so I'm also desperate.
How much help do I deserve?

Irv

Irv Mullins wrote:
> Joshua Roth wrote:
> > I'm currently taking a Pascal course as a requirement for my major, and my ...

Isn't this a German newsgroup??