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a. (easy) What is the only U.S. state name that can be typed on a single row of keys on a standard QWERTY typewriter?

b. (harder) What are the countries,which names can be typed like in a.

c. (difficult) Same for capitals (of countries and US states).

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Solution mostly computer solution | Comment 1 of 4
a. non-computer: Alaska
b. computer: Peru
c. computer: Dhaka, Bangladesh,
   Quito, Ecuador

DefDbl A-Z
Dim crlf$


Private Sub Form_Load()
 Form1.Visible = True
 
 Text1.Text = ""
 crlf = Chr$(13) + Chr$(10)

 Open "country list.txt" For Input As #1
 Do
   Line Input #1, l$
   l = LTrim(RTrim(LCase(l)))
   If Len(l) > 1 Then
     good1 = 1
     For i = 1 To Len(l)
       If InStr("qwertyuiop", Mid(l, i, 1)) = 0 Then good1 = 0: Exit For
     Next
     good2 = 1
     For i = 1 To Len(l)
       If InStr("asdfghjkl", Mid(l, i, 1)) = 0 Then good2 = 0: Exit For
     Next
     good3 = 1
     For i = 1 To Len(l)
       If InStr("zxcvbnm", Mid(l, i, 1)) = 0 Then good3 = 0: Exit For
     Next
     If good1 Or good2 Or good3 Then
       Text1.Text = Text1.Text & l & crlf
     End If
   End If
 
 Loop Until EOF(1)
 Close
 
 Text1.Text = Text1.Text & crlf
 
 Open "capital of country.txt" For Input As #1
 Do
   Line Input #1, l$
   l = LTrim(RTrim(LCase(l)))
   ls$ = l
   ix = InStr(l, ",")
   If ix Then l = Left(l, ix - 1)
   If Len(l) > 1 Then
     good1 = 1
     For i = 1 To Len(l)
       If InStr("qwertyuiop", Mid(l, i, 1)) = 0 Then good1 = 0: Exit For
     Next
     good2 = 1
     For i = 1 To Len(l)
       If InStr("asdfghjkl", Mid(l, i, 1)) = 0 Then good2 = 0: Exit For
     Next
     good3 = 1
     For i = 1 To Len(l)
       If InStr("zxcvbnm", Mid(l, i, 1)) = 0 Then good3 = 0: Exit For
     Next
     If good1 Or good2 Or good3 Then
       Text1.Text = Text1.Text & ls & crlf
     End If
   End If
 
 Loop Until EOF(1)
 Close
  
 Text1.Text = Text1.Text & crlf & " done"
  
End Sub


Files adapted from Wikipedia lists. Additional tidbit of information about Quito, Equador: "highest official capital (2,850 m).[8]"



  Posted by Charlie on 2015-09-09 15:49:58
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