Need some help with basic coding

[aspire]

Hello, I am new to Compsci and new to Turing. I am in grade 10 and taking a course that is using turing.
Now I wanted to make a calculator and I was wondering how i can "call" on something for instance
I am finding it hard to explain.

Lets say someone enters in their level is 1. I want that levels amount to be subtracted from the total level and make it the "amountleft" variable.
The reason im having trouble is I want to do this on a large scale, (99 levels or so)

code:

var lvl1, lvl2, lvl3, lvl4 : int var level : int var total : int var amountleft : int total := 10000 lvl1 := 1000 lvl2 := 2000 lvl3 := 3000 lvl4 := 4000 put "Please enter your level" get level amountleft := (level - (total level amount))

I am having trouble explaining this. So if anyone is willing to help me, I can PM them the real code and see if you can help. The only reason why I didnt want to post it is because its quite long.
Heres my contact info if you can help

MSN: Beat-Of-Aspire@hotmail.com (Really only use this one)
AIM: beckershoes1
Yahoo: jamiechese@yahoo.ca
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Thanks to anyone who can get me going in the right direction!!

[Tony]

It sounds like you are looking for an array.

We have an excellent walkthrough for Turing

Clayton has done something useful, and wrote up some good material on Arrays. You should probably limit yourself just to the first part of that tutorial for now.

[Clayton]

Tony wrote:

Clayton has done something useful...

Ouch...

Although Tony is right, arrays do indeed sound like what you are looking for.

As well, welcome to CompSci.ca! If you have any more questions, feel free to ask!

[aspire]

Thanks for the help Lol.

I will see if it works.

Thanks again

[Tony]

Oh come on Clayton! I'm trying to give you a complement, and even linking to something that you wrote!

[aspire]

I am confused.
Ok so I have the array. I still dont understand how to "connect" it to the levels

lets say someone enters level 2

then i want it to subtract

(amount of the level - total)

I read the tutorial, I just am not sure how or if it applies to what im trying to get at >_<

[Clayton]

Alright, fair enough. Thanks

[CodeMonkey2000]

Have an array of lvls, take the level that the user inputs and access that level with: lvl(level)

[aspire]

Alright. Well I am really lost. So I will just post the whole thing. I am making it for a game my brother plays. Just thought it would be some good experience to practice with turing
So lets say if someone enters 80 i want it to subtract "level 80's" amount from the total amount.

Here is the stuff I currently have.

code:

var array_1 : array 1..99 of int var fletching : int var levelsleft : int var expleft: int var alevel : int var totalexp :  int var lvl1, lvl2 ,lvl3 ,lvl4 ,lvl5 ,lvl6 ,lvl7 ,lvl8 ,lvl9 ,lvl10 ,lvl11 ,lvl12 ,lvl13, lvl14 ,lvl15 ,lvl16  ,lvl17 ,lvl18 ,lvl19 ,lvl20 ,lvl21 ,lvl22 ,lvl23 ,lvl24 ,lvl25 ,lvl26 ,lvl27 ,lvl28 ,lvl29 ,lvl30 ,lvl31  ,lvl32 ,lvl33 ,lvl34 ,lvl35 ,lvl36 ,lvl37 ,lvl38 ,lvl39 ,lvl40 ,lvl41 ,lvl42 ,lvl43 ,lvl44 ,lvl45 ,lvl46  ,lvl47 ,lvl48 ,lvl49 ,lvl50 ,lvl51 ,lvl52 ,lvl53 ,lvl54 ,lvl55 ,lvl56 ,lvl57 ,lvl58 ,lvl59 ,lvl60 ,lvl61  ,lvl62 ,lvl63 ,lvl64 ,lvl65 ,lvl66 ,lvl67 ,lvl68 ,lvl69 ,lvl70 ,lvl71 ,lvl72 ,lvl73 ,lvl74 ,lvl75 ,lvl76  ,lvl77 ,lvl78 ,lvl79 ,lvl80 ,lvl81 ,lvl82 ,lvl83 ,lvl84 ,lvl85 ,lvl86 ,lvl87 ,lvl88 ,lvl89 ,lvl90 ,lvl91  ,lvl92 ,lvl93 ,lvl94 ,lvl95 ,lvl96 ,lvl97 ,lvl98 ,lvl99 : int   totalexp := 13034431 lvl1 := 0 lvl2 := 83 lvl3 := 174 lvl4 := 276 lvl5 := 388 lvl6 := 512 lvl7 := 650 lvl8 := 801 lvl9 := 969 lvl10 := 1154 lvl11 := 1358 lvl12 := 1584 lvl13 := 1833 lvl14 := 2107 lvl15 := 2411 lvl16 := 2746 lvl17 := 3115 lvl18 := 3523 lvl19 := 3973 lvl20 := 4470 lvl21 := 5018 lvl22 := 5624 lvl23 := 6291 lvl24 := 7058 lvl25 := 7842 lvl26 := 8740 lvl27 := 9730 lvl28 := 10824 lvl29 := 12031 lvl30 := 13363 lvl31 := 14833 lvl32 := 16456 lvl33 := 18247 lvl34 := 20224 lvl35 := 22406 lvl36 := 24815 lvl37 := 27473 lvl38 := 30408 lvl39 := 33648 lvl40 := 37224 lvl41 := 41171 lvl42 := 45529 lvl43 := 50339 lvl44 := 55649 lvl45 := 61512 lvl46 := 67983 lvl47 := 75127 lvl48 := 83014 lvl49 := 91721 lvl50 := 101333 lvl51 := 111945 lvl52 := 123660 lvl53 := 136594 lvl54 := 150872 lvl55 := 166636 lvl56 := 184040 lvl57 := 203254 lvl58 := 224466 lvl59 := 247886 lvl60 := 273742 lvl61 := 302288 lvl62 := 333804 lvl63 := 368599 lvl64 := 407015 lvl65 := 449428 lvl66 := 496254 lvl67 := 547953 lvl68 := 605032 lvl69 := 668051 lvl70 := 737627 lvl71 := 814445 lvl72 := 899257 lvl73 := 992895 lvl74 := 1096278 lvl75 := 1210421 lvl76 := 1336443 lvl77 := 1475581 lvl78 := 1629200 lvl79 := 1798808 lvl80 := 1986068 lvl81 := 2192818 lvl82 := 2421087 lvl83 := 2673114 lvl84 := 2951373 lvl85 := 3258594 lvl86 := 3597792 lvl87 := 3972294 lvl88 := 4385776 lvl89 := 4842295 lvl90 := 5346332 lvl91 := 5902831 lvl92 := 6517253 lvl93 := 7195629 lvl94 := 7944614 lvl95 := 8771558 lvl96 := 9684577 lvl97 := 10692629 lvl98 := 11805606 lvl99 := 13034431 put "Please enter your fletching level: " get fletching levelsleft := (99 - fletching) put "The amount of levels you have left to 99 is:  ", levelsleft put "What level do you want to acheive: " get alevel expleft := (lvl-totalexp) put "You have this much XP left: ", expleft

[Tony]

Well arrays are considered to be a more "advanced" concept, usually taught later in the year.

The basic idea is that you can do things like

Turing:

var collection : array 1..2 of int := init (10, 20) puts "the value of collection's item #2 is: ", collection(2)

[Nick]

ahaha i recognise that code anywheere thats a runescape level calculator (dont worry ppl i quit a while ago just have friends who still play... and a cousin) anyways it doesnt quite seem like u got arrays down yet... instead of making 99 diffrent varibles for each level just make a

Turing:

var lvl:array 1..99 of int

then to set them just put

Turing:

lvl(1):=0 lvl(2):=86 etc...

[HeavenAgain]

normally for assigning array variables, we like to use a loop, instead of typing all the array's name again

bad example would be, in this case:
lvl (1) := 0
lvl (2) := 86.... etc

if thats the case, then whats the point of using an array, it will be just the same to type up all the var lvl_1 blah blah blah.

so try to find the increasing value, and do it in one small loop (unless its too complicated...)

[CodeMonkey2000]

0_o

aspire, seriously re-read Clayton's array tutorial and LEARN from it.

[aspire]

Uh, codemonkey. I did read it. I was half alseep though last night, so I think i probably didnt totally let the info seep in. I have only been doing turing for about 1 week in school, so yeah I admit it, I am slow.

I didnt want to agitate you or anything. But really, thanks for the current help everyone has given

Well, I was messing around with it at school. I didnt get very far but I did set the arrays properly, (I think)
Teacher told me I cant subtract arrays. I will be reading that tutorial over a few times when I get home too so, please bear with me.

code:

var lvl : array 1 .. 99 of int var fun : int var levelsleft : int var expleft : int var alevel : int var TEXP : int TEXP := 13034431 lvl(1) := 0 lvl(2) := 83 lvl(3) := 174 lvl(4) := 276 lvl(5) := 388 lvl(6) := 512 lvl(7) := 650 lvl(8) := 801 lvl(9) := 969 lvl(10) := 1154 lvl(11) := 1358 lvl(12) := 1584 lvl(13) := 1833 lvl(14) := 2107 lvl(15) := 2411 lvl(16) := 2746 lvl(17) := 3115 lvl(18) := 3523 lvl(19) := 3973 lvl(20) := 4470 lvl(21) := 5018 lvl(22) := 5624 lvl(23) := 6291 lvl(24) := 7058 lvl(25) := 7842 lvl(26) := 8740 lvl(27) := 9730 lvl(28) := 10824 lvl(29) := 12031 lvl(30) := 13363 lvl(31) := 14833 lvl(32) := 16456 lvl(33) := 18247 lvl(34) := 20224 lvl(35) := 22406 lvl(36) := 24815 lvl(37) := 27473 lvl(38) := 30408 lvl(39) := 33648 lvl(40) := 37224 lvl(41) := 41171 lvl(42) := 45529 lvl(43) := 50339 lvl(44) := 55649 lvl(45) := 61512 lvl(46) := 67983 lvl(47) := 75127 lvl(48) := 83014 lvl(49) := 91721 lvl(50) := 101333 lvl(51) := 111945 lvl(52) := 123660 lvl(53) := 136594 lvl(54) := 150872 lvl(55) := 166636 lvl(56) := 184040 lvl(57) := 203254 lvl(58) := 224466 lvl(59) := 247886 lvl(60) := 273742 lvl(61) := 302288 lvl(62) := 333804 lvl(63) := 368599 lvl(64) := 407015 lvl(65) := 449428 lvl(66) := 496254 lvl(67) := 547953 lvl(68) := 605032 lvl(69) := 668051 lvl(70) := 737627 lvl(71) := 814445 lvl(72) := 899257 lvl(73) := 992895 lvl(74) := 1096278 lvl(75) := 1210421 lvl(76) := 1336443 lvl(77) := 1475581 lvl(78) := 1629200 lvl(79) := 1798808 lvl(80) := 1986068 lvl(81) := 2192818 lvl(82) := 2421087 lvl(83) := 2673114 lvl(84) := 2951373 lvl(85) := 3258594 lvl(86) := 3597792 lvl(87) := 3972294 lvl(88) := 4385776 lvl(89) := 4842295 lvl(90) := 5346332 lvl(91) := 5902831 lvl(92) := 6517253 lvl(93) := 7195629 lvl(94) := 7944614 lvl(95) := 8771558 lvl(96) := 9684577 lvl(97) := 10692629 lvl(98) := 11805606 lvl(99) := 13034431 put "Please enter your fun level: " get fun levelsleft := (99 - fun) put "The amount of levels you have left to 99 is:  ", levelsleft put "What level do you want to acheive: " get alevel (Somehow subtract the lvl() that the user has entered, get the corresponding array number and subtract it from the TEXP) put "You have this much XP left: ",

[Nick]

dude u almost had it... with just a couple adjustments i completed your code here it is

Turing:

var lvl : array 1 .. 99 of int var fun : int var levelsleft : int var expleft : int var alevel : int var TEXP : int TEXP := 13034431 lvl (1) := 0 lvl (2) := 83 lvl (3) := 174 lvl (4) := 276 lvl (5) := 388 lvl (6) := 512 lvl (7) := 650 lvl (8) := 801 lvl (9) := 969 lvl (10) := 1154 lvl (11) := 1358 lvl (12) := 1584 lvl (13) := 1833 lvl (14) := 2107 lvl (15) := 2411 lvl (16) := 2746 lvl (17) := 3115 lvl (18) := 3523 lvl (19) := 3973 lvl (20) := 4470 lvl (21) := 5018 lvl (22) := 5624 lvl (23) := 6291 lvl (24) := 7058 lvl (25) := 7842 lvl (26) := 8740 lvl (27) := 9730 lvl (28) := 10824 lvl (29) := 12031 lvl (30) := 13363 lvl (31) := 14833 lvl (32) := 16456 lvl (33) := 18247 lvl (34) := 20224 lvl (35) := 22406 lvl (36) := 24815 lvl (37) := 27473 lvl (38) := 30408 lvl (39) := 33648 lvl (40) := 37224 lvl (41) := 41171 lvl (42) := 45529 lvl (43) := 50339 lvl (44) := 55649 lvl (45) := 61512 lvl (46) := 67983 lvl (47) := 75127 lvl (48) := 83014 lvl (49) := 91721 lvl (50) := 101333 lvl (51) := 111945 lvl (52) := 123660 lvl (53) := 136594 lvl (54) := 150872 lvl (55) := 166636 lvl (56) := 184040 lvl (57) := 203254 lvl (58) := 224466 lvl (59) := 247886 lvl (60) := 273742 lvl (61) := 302288 lvl (62) := 333804 lvl (63) := 368599 lvl (64) := 407015 lvl (65) := 449428 lvl (66) := 496254 lvl (67) := 547953 lvl (68) := 605032 lvl (69) := 668051 lvl (70) := 737627 lvl (71) := 814445 lvl (72) := 899257 lvl (73) := 992895 lvl (74) := 1096278 lvl (75) := 1210421 lvl (76) := 1336443 lvl (77) := 1475581 lvl (78) := 1629200 lvl (79) := 1798808 lvl (80) := 1986068 lvl (81) := 2192818 lvl (82) := 2421087 lvl (83) := 2673114 lvl (84) := 2951373 lvl (85) := 3258594 lvl (86) := 3597792 lvl (87) := 3972294 lvl (88) := 4385776 lvl (89) := 4842295 lvl (90) := 5346332 lvl (91) := 5902831 lvl (92) := 6517253 lvl (93) := 7195629 lvl (94) := 7944614 lvl (95) := 8771558 lvl (96) := 9684577 lvl (97) := 10692629 lvl (98) := 11805606 lvl (99) := 13034431 put "Please enter your fun level: " get fun levelsleft := (99 - fun) put "The amount of levels you have left to 99 is:  ", levelsleft put "What level do you want to acheive: " get alevel %(Somehow subtract the lvl() that the user has entered, get the corresponding array number and subtract it from the TEXP) put "You have this much XP left: ", lvl (alevel) - lvl (fun)

now just look over the change (last line) and see where u went wrong... for a week in ur pretty good keep ur chiin up and keep on trying