A"maze"ing fun

Smud

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Thanks to these guys - http://people.uncw.edu/tagliarinig/...ce, Neill, and Nobles/The Amazing Maze(1).pdf

was able to decipher an interpretation of the sidewinder algorithm;

Code:
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 An interpretation of the Sidewinder algorithm for maze generation. 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------- */ 
 
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 1. Initial settings 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------- */ 
 
DEFINE VARIABLE lv-Width    AS INTEGER NO-UNDO INITIAL 25. 
DEFINE VARIABLE lv-Height   AS INTEGER NO-UNDO INITIAL 15. 
DEFINE VARIABLE lv-Weight   AS DECIMAL NO-UNDO INITIAL 0.5. 
DEFINE VARIABLE lv-Seed     AS INTEGER NO-UNDO INITIAL 5. 
DEFINE VARIABLE lv-i        AS INTEGER NO-UNDO. 
DEFINE VARIABLE lv-x        AS INTEGER NO-UNDO. 
DEFINE VARIABLE lv-y        AS INTEGER NO-UNDO. 
DEFINE VARIABLE lv-runstart AS INTEGER NO-UNDO. 
DEFINE VARIABLE lv-runstop  AS INTEGER NO-UNDO. 
DEFINE VARIABLE lv-cell     AS INTEGER NO-UNDO. 
DEFINE VARIABLE lv-oddy     AS LOGICAL NO-UNDO. 
DEFINE VARIABLE lv-oddx     AS LOGICAL NO-UNDO. 
DEFINE VARIABLE lv-test     AS LOGICAL NO-UNDO. 
 
/* pseudo seed by altering the start random */ 
DO lv-i = 1 TO lv-Seed: 
    lv-x = RANDOM(0,lv-Weight). 
END. 
 
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 2. Setup Grid 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------- */ 
 
DEFINE VARIABLE lv-Grid AS CHARACTER NO-UNDO FORMAT "x(1)" EXTENT 4096.  /* max (2 * height + 1) * (2 * width + 1) */ 
 
/* inialise grid */ 
DO lv-y = 1 TO (lv-Height * 2 + 1): 
    DO lv-x = 1 TO (lv-Width * 2 + 1): 
        lv-i  = lv-x + (lv-y - 1) * (2 * lv-Width + 1). 
        lv-oddy = (INTEGER(lv-y / 2) * 2 <> lv-y). 
        lv-oddx = (INTEGER(lv-x / 2) * 2 <> lv-x). 
         
        IF lv-oddy THEN DO: 
            IF lv-oddx THEN DO: 
                lv-Grid[lv-i] = "+". 
            END. 
            ELSE DO: 
                lv-Grid[lv-i] = "-". 
            END. 
        END. 
        ELSE DO: 
            IF lv-oddx THEN DO: 
                lv-Grid[lv-i] = "|". 
            END. 
            ELSE DO: 
                lv-Grid[lv-i] = " ". 
            END. 
        END. 
    END. 
END. 
 
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 3. Sidewinders Pseudocode 
 
  First row; 
    Remove east wall 
 
  For second row to the last row: 
    Set the start-passage to 1 
    For each column: 
       Randomly set a boolean 
       If boolean equals true: 
         Set a random cell from start-passage to current cell 
         Remove north wall of chosen cell 
         Set the start-passage to the chosen cell + 1 
       Else if not the last column: 
         Remove east wall of cell 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------- */ 
lv-y = 1. 
DO lv-x = 1 TO lv-Width - 1: 
  lv-i = (lv-y * 2 - 1) * (2 * lv-Width + 1) + (lv-x * 2). 
  lv-grid[lv-i + 1] = " ". /* punch a hole east */ 
END. 
 
DO lv-y = 2 TO lv-Height: 
  lv-runstart = 1. 
  DO lv-x = 1 TO lv-Width: 
    lv-i = (lv-y * 2 - 1) * (2 * lv-Width + 1) + (lv-x * 2). 
    lv-test = (RANDOM(0,lv-weight) = 0). 
    IF lv-test THEN DO: 
      lv-runstop = (IF (lv-x - lv-runstart) > 0 THEN RANDOM(0,lv-x - lv-runstart) ELSE 0). 
      lv-cell = lv-runstart + (IF lv-runstop > 0 THEN RANDOM(0,lv-runstop) ELSE 0). 
      lv-grid[(lv-cell * 2) + ((lv-y - 1) * 2) * (2 * lv-Width + 1)] = " ". /* puch a hole north */ 
      lv-runstart = lv-cell + 1. 
    END. 
    ELSE DO: 
        IF lv-x < lv-width THEN lv-grid[lv-i + 1] = " ". /* punch a hole east */ 
    END. 
  END. 
END. 
   
/*-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 4. Output ASCII row by row 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------- */ 
OUTPUT TO c:\temp\maze.txt. 
DO lv-y = 1 TO (lv-Height * 2 + 1): 
    DO lv-x = 1 TO (lv-Width * 2 + 1): 
        lv-i = lv-x + (lv-y - 1) * (2 * lv-Width + 1). 
        PUT lv-Grid[lv-i]. 
    END. 
    PUT SKIP. 
END.

anybody else tried a different maze algorithm? This one has an interesting name (how could you not have a go at that?) but others might be more useful for keeping kids small and big amused.

Code:
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