<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: X, Y & Z. --> <!--X-From-R13: Pra Uerrne <terrneNploreuvtujnl.arg> --> <!--X-Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 15:53:57 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.LNX.3.96.980911154750.332A-100000#shamen,cyberhighway.net --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: E3E295CA3643D211B9890800097A1EAD1CC4@ARBORETUM1 --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: X, Y & Z.</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg01019.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01021.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg01016.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01012.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#01020">Author</A> | <A HREF="#01020">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#01020">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: X, Y & Z.</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: "'<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A>'" <<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A>></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: X, Y & Z.</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Ben Greear <<A HREF="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 15:49:22 -0700 (MST)</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Fri, 11 Sep 1998, Scott Cade wrote: > Coo... my first post after being a lurker here for quite a while :) > > I'm after a formula for producing a single unique number, given any > combination > of 3 large other numbers (all unsigned long integers) - those being X,Y & Z > grid > coordinates. I can do this easily using just X & Y, and given defined > WORLD_WIDTH > & WORLD_HEIGHT values, but the extra Z coordinate has got me stumped. > > Apologies if i've not explained this very well, and thanks in advance for > any > suggestions if I have. :) I unless I mis-understand, you cannot do this. You must have as many bits (information) in your result as in your input(s) if you want a one-to-one mapping. I don't think that is what you want however, so please re-word your question..let us know what you are really trying to do. Ben > > > Scott Cade. > > -- > MUD-Dev: Advancing an unrealised future. > Ben Greear (greear#cyberhighway,net) <A HREF="http://www.primenet.com/~greear">http://www.primenet.com/~greear</A> Author of ScryMUD: mud.primenet.com 4444 <A HREF="http://www.primenet.com/~greear/ScryMUD/scry.html">http://www.primenet.com/~greear/ScryMUD/scry.html</A> </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="01015" HREF="msg01015.html">[MUD-Dev] X, Y & Z.</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Scott Cade <scade#protocol,co.uk></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01019.html">[MUD-Dev] Off-topic! Re: Windows->Linux TCP/IP stack performance problems</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01021.html">[MUD-Dev] Equipment fit revisited</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01016.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: X, Y & Z.</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01012.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Windows->Linux TCP/IP stack performance problems</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#01020"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#01020"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01023" HREF="msg01023.html">[MUD-Dev] An accidental experiment with language</A></strong>, Damion Schubert <a href="mailto:zjiria#texas,net">zjiria#texas,net</a>, Sat 12 Sep 1998, 05:35 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01021" HREF="msg01021.html">[MUD-Dev] Equipment fit revisited</A></strong>, Andy Cink <a href="mailto:ranthor#earthlink,net">ranthor#earthlink,net</a>, Sat 12 Sep 1998, 00:00 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01015" HREF="msg01015.html">[MUD-Dev] X, Y & Z.</A></strong>, Scott Cade <a href="mailto:scade#protocol,co.uk">scade#protocol,co.uk</a>, Fri 11 Sep 1998, 17:22 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01016" HREF="msg01016.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: X, Y & Z.</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Fri 11 Sep 1998, 17:42 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01020" HREF="msg01020.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: X, Y & Z.</A></strong>, Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Fri 11 Sep 1998, 22:53 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01012" HREF="msg01012.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Windows->Linux TCP/IP stack performance problems</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Fri 11 Sep 1998, 02:42 GMT <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="01044" HREF="msg01044.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Windows->Linux TCP/IP stack performance problems</A></strong>, Alex Stewart <a href="mailto:riche#crl,com">riche#crl,com</a>, Mon 14 Sep 1998, 17:10 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01009" HREF="msg01009.html">[MUD-Dev] Windows->Linux TCP/IP stack performance problems</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Thu 10 Sep 1998, 22:34 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01011" HREF="msg01011.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Windows->Linux TCP/IP stack performance problems</A></strong>, Vadim Tkachenko <a href="mailto:vt#freehold,crocodile.org">vt#freehold,crocodile.org</a>, Fri 11 Sep 1998, 02:35 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>