Re: [gcj] What's Up? It's 19:00 on 4/7/10 and there is no link to sign up.

2010-04-08 Thread Bartholomew Furrow
> > Maybe you could change it to "Sign Up", Bartholomew? There's actually a very silly^H^H^H^H^Hgood reason why we haven't done this. Ask me in person some time. :-) We're planning on a page redesign at *some* point which will hopefully make things much more obvious. Stay tuned! -- You recei

Re: [gcj] Eligibility question

2010-04-08 Thread Bartholomew Furrow
As a Google employee you will be ineligible to compete. I don't know if you're technically allowed to compete until you *become* a Google employee; it could go either way. I could check if it's important to you. Bartholomew -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [gcj] Re: Is Dial Up connection an issue

2010-04-08 Thread Bartholomew Furrow
> > The questions from previous years are available for you try. I think > the size of the input file should be similar for most of the > questions. > This is probably the best advice: try out previous years'. Be aware that for a Small you'll have 4 minutes from the second you click "download" (a

Re: [gcj] Contest closed to resident of Quebec?

2010-04-08 Thread Bartholomew Furrow
Hi Gab, You're asking the same question I ask every year. I don't know if the law we're subject to is the sweepstakes law you mentioned or not, but my limited understanding is that we would have to translate the whole contest into French to make this happen, and we made a decision early on that w

Re: [gcj] Registrants Page

2010-04-08 Thread Bartholomew Furrow
You'd like to see a list of people who have registered, e.g. a list of nicknames? It would be a pretty big page... On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 4:54 AM, Ahmed Aly wrote: > Hello all, > > I wish if there is a registrants page. What about you? > > -- > Best Regards, > Ahmed > > -- > You received this m

Re: [gcj] How to register to Google Code Jam

2010-04-08 Thread ajith kumar
Thanks to all, I am able to register for Google Code Jam 2010 now, All the very best all participants, Best Regards, Ajithkumar V On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 7:27 PM, mohamed mohamed nour eldin < eng.mohamed.nour.el...@gmail.com> wrote: > there's a big blue button on the top right of the page > > -

Re: [gcj] Could not open the .in file

2010-04-08 Thread Luiz Gustavo Rocha Soares
What each number means is described in the problem description. Luiz Gustavo Soares http://luizsoares.net On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 3:23 PM, sandy wrote: > what to do with the numbers in the .in files > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "google

Re: [gcj] problems

2010-04-08 Thread Paul Smith
Which problem did you get those .in files from? Did you read the problem? Paul Smith p...@pollyandpaul.co.uk On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 7:05 PM, sandeep <023> wrote: > i opened the .in file with wordpad and got lots of numbers. > what to do with all these numbers in the file small.in and > large

Re: [gcj] Could not open the .in file

2010-04-08 Thread Paul Smith
Well, for that you'll have to read the question that you downloaded the .in file from. Paul Smith p...@pollyandpaul.co.uk On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 7:23 PM, sandy wrote: > what to do with the numbers in the .in files > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [gcj] how to test input file with your program

2010-04-08 Thread Damon Doucet
By the way, using i/ofstream requires you to put #include with the rest of your include statements. On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Damon Doucet wrote: > You could also learn how to do file handling in your own programming > language. (There are many tutorials online) > > For example, in C++

Re: [gcj] how to test input file with your program

2010-04-08 Thread Damon Doucet
You could also learn how to do file handling in your own programming language. (There are many tutorials online) For example, in C++ you could do ifstream input("test.in"); then instead of using cin >> value, you would do input >> value. Likewise, for output: ifstream output("test.out"); outpu

Re: [gcj] Could not open the .in file

2010-04-08 Thread sandy
what to do with the numbers in the .in files -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "google-codejam" group. To post to this group, send email to google-c...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-code+unsubscr...@googlegr

[gcj] problems

2010-04-08 Thread sandeep <023>
i opened the .in file with wordpad and got lots of numbers. what to do with all these numbers in the file small.in and large.in? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "google-codejam" group. To post to this group, send email to google-c...@googlegroups.

Re: [gcj] how to test input file with your program

2010-04-08 Thread Bharath Raghavendran
sry ... i put output name same as executable name :P this should be fine : ./a.out < 1.in > 1.out On 9 April 2010 00:31, Bharath Raghavendran wrote: > one option is to use file handling in the code and take input from > file and put output to new file > > other option is use redirection operator

Re: [gcj] how to test input file with your program

2010-04-08 Thread Bharath Raghavendran
one option is to use file handling in the code and take input from file and put output to new file other option is use redirection operator in command line while running code. use stdin and stdout operations in code (cin and cout for example) and while running code, type ./a.out < a.in > a.out thi

Re: [gcj] Registrants Page

2010-04-08 Thread Ahmed Medhat
3 On 8 April 2010 18:41, Leopoldo Taravilse wrote: > +1 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "google-codejam" group. > To post to this group, send email to google-c...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-code

Re: [gcj] Could not open the .in file

2010-04-08 Thread dgcooldue
right... i was able to open it with Wordpad On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 5:54 PM, Apurva Saurabh wrote: > Hi, > > Try opening in Wordpad. > > Thanks, > Apurva > > > On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:49 AM, joydeep wrote: > >> Can you tell me that how to open the.in extension file of practice >> pr

Re: [gcj] Practice, T9 Spelling

2010-04-08 Thread ayman bs
The problem says: In order to insert two characters in sequence from the same key, the user > must pause before pressing the key a second time. > You're trying to make assumptions based on the picture, although it was just for illustrating purpose as far as I know... On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 2:54

[gcj] Reducing moderation levels on this mailing list

2010-04-08 Thread Bartholomew Furrow
*FYI* * * In the "off season" this list was fully moderated, because spam posts were outweighing actual posts. Now that's just inconvenient. I've turned on "moderation for new users," which means that you're moderated unless you posted something reasonable last time it was set to "moderation for

[gcj] Re: Query regarding Problem Statement

2010-04-08 Thread Saptarshi Chaudhuri
try searching for the Google codejam older problems.but i guess you are probably aware of those by now. For language,try to read the FAQs On Apr 8, 11:31 am, Manan wrote: > Hello friends > I want to know what kind of problem statement we have to solve and by > which language? > And also how can I

[gcj] Cannot change nickname

2010-04-08 Thread viswanathgs
I want to change my google codejam nickname, but trying to update my profile on codejam site does not provide me with an edit option for nickname. Is there no way to do this? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "google-codejam" group. To post to this grou

Re: [gcj] Registrants Page

2010-04-08 Thread Leopoldo Taravilse
+1 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "google-codejam" group. To post to this group, send email to google-c...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-code+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group a

Re: [gcj] How to register to Google Code Jam

2010-04-08 Thread mohamed mohamed nour eldin
there's a big blue button on the top right of the page -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "google-codejam" group. To post to this group, send email to google-c...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-code+unsubscr...@go

[gcj] Practice, T9 Spelling

2010-04-08 Thread Nikolay Kachanov
Hello, Could anyone explain me why in "T9 Spelling" (problem C, Africa 2010 Qualification Round) the pause between adjacent spaces is necessary? According to the picture, it's the only character on the button "0". -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "goog

Re: [gcj] How to register to Google Code Jam

2010-04-08 Thread Luiz Gustavo Rocha Soares
Ajith, There is a big blue "Participate" button in the page, look at the top right area. Regards, Luiz Gustavo Soares http://luizsoares.net On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 12:15 AM, ajith kumar wrote: > Hi All, > > I don't know how to register for the Google Code Jam, as it was > opened yesterda

Re: [gcj] Query regarding Problem Statement

2010-04-08 Thread Luiz Gustavo Rocha Soares
You can see which methods are allowed to solve the problems at http://code.google.com/codejam/rules.html take a look at the "How it Works" section. There you can also find the link to register youself. Regards, Luiz Gustavo Soares http://luizsoares.net On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 3:31 AM, Manan wro

Re: [gcj] Could not open the .in file

2010-04-08 Thread Apurva Saurabh
Hi, Try opening in Wordpad. Thanks, Apurva On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:49 AM, joydeep wrote: > Can you tell me that how to open the.in extension file of practice > problem file. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "google-codejam" group. > To post

[gcj] Re: Is Dial Up connection an issue

2010-04-08 Thread Raymond Tau
The questions from previous years are available for you try. I think the size of the input file should be similar for most of the questions. On Apr 8, 12:12 am, Saptarshi Chaudhuri wrote: > I have a slow dial up connection.Will this be an issue in Code Jam?Have > any of you guys faced any pro

Re: [gcj] Could not open the .in file

2010-04-08 Thread Erick Njenga
If you are on a windows machine, then I'd suggest opening it with wordpad -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "google-codejam" group. To post to this group, send email to google-c...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-

Re: [gcj] Eligibility question

2010-04-08 Thread Felipe Sodré Silva
Hi. In 2008 I was exactly in the same situation as you. I asked my recruiter at Google about that and I was told I'd better not participate in that year's codejam. Regards, Malkava On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 3:18 AM, Malcolm Sharpe wrote: > I have a question about the eligibility rules. I am not cu

Re: [gcj] How to register to Google Code Jam

2010-04-08 Thread lee成刚
Click the button on the top-right corner of the main page, and you'll see the register option. On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 11:15 AM, ajith kumar wrote: > Hi All, > > I don't know how to register for the Google Code Jam, as it was > opened yesterday evening, and there is no option, how to regist

Re: [gcj] Could not open the .in file

2010-04-08 Thread Bharath Raghavendran
you can use "open with" option and open it in notepad. On 8 April 2010 10:49, joydeep wrote: > Can you tell me that how to open the.in extension file of practice > problem file. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "google-codejam" group. > To post

Re: [gcj] Could not open the .in file

2010-04-08 Thread Anil Kishore
For seeing the formatting ( newlines etc., ) better, you may want to download some good text editors. Notepad may not work for this. I'm using "notepad++" ,which is open source. If you are on linux, vim or gedit should be fine. - AK On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:49 AM, joydeep wrote: > Can you tell

Re: [gcj] Could not open the .in file

2010-04-08 Thread Mahendra Kariya
Try opening it in any text editor like VI, gedit, or notepad... Regards, Mahendra Kariya http://www.mahendrakariya.blogspot.com On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:49 AM, joydeep wrote: > Can you tell me that how to open the.in extension file of practice > problem file. > > -- > You received this messag

Re: [gcj] Could not open the .in file

2010-04-08 Thread Daniel Lubarov
It's just a text file, as I recall. Any text editor should be able to open it. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 10:19 PM, joydeep wrote: > Can you tell me that how to open the.in extension file of practice > problem file. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >

Re: [gcj] Could not open the .in file

2010-04-08 Thread Paul Smith
It's just a text file. On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 6:19 AM, joydeep wrote: > Can you tell me that how to open the.in extension file of practice > problem file. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "google-codejam" group. > To post to this group, send em

Re: [gcj] How to register to Google Code Jam

2010-04-08 Thread Mahendra Kariya
Open the same page once again and click on "Participate" button! All the best... Regards, Mahendra Kariya http://www.mahendrakariya.blogspot.com On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 8:45 AM, ajith kumar wrote: > Hi All, > > I don't know how to register for the Google Code Jam, as it was > opened yeste

[gcj] Registrants Page

2010-04-08 Thread Ahmed Aly
Hello all, I wish if there is a registrants page. What about you? -- Best Regards, Ahmed -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "google-codejam" group. To post to this group, send email to google-c...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send

Re: [gcj] Query regarding Problem Statement

2010-04-08 Thread Kofi Afrifa
Hi, I may not the kind of problems to solve. What you can do is to visit google codejam and have a look at the previous contest. You need to get a gmail account before you can register. The competition does not specify the kind of language to use , you any language you are good at. On Thu, Apr 8,

Re: [gcj] Could not open the .in file

2010-04-08 Thread watashi
rename it to .txt or open it with any editor, e.g. notepad.exe :-) but I think you should write code to read it in your program or use the '<' redirection in cmd/shell. On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 1:19 PM, joydeep wrote: > Can you tell me that how to open the.in extension file of practice > problem f

Re: [gcj] How to register to Google Code Jam

2010-04-08 Thread watashi
click the big "Participate" button. On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 11:15 AM, ajith kumar wrote: > Hi All, > > I don't know how to register for the Google Code Jam, as it was > opened yesterday evening, and there is no option, how to register for it in > the page http://code.google.com/codejam. Pl

Re: [gcj] Is Dial Up connection an issue

2010-04-08 Thread Kofi Afrifa
I think you need a reliable connection before you can start. I witnessed a similar problem with the codejam for Africa and that deprived my joy for the competition. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 5:12 PM, Saptarshi Chaudhuri < saptarshichaudhur...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a slow dial up connection.Will

[gcj] Re: How to register to Google Code Jam

2010-04-08 Thread vinayjulme
there is a participate button on the right upper corner. click that. On Apr 8, 8:15 am, ajith kumar wrote: > Hi All, > >       I don't know how to register for the Google Code Jam, as it was opened > yesterday evening, and there is no option, how to register for it in the > pagehttp://code.google

Re: [gcj] Query regarding Problem Statement

2010-04-08 Thread Mahendra Kariya
Visit http://code.google.com/codejam for answers to all your questions... Regards, Mahendra Kariya http://www.mahendrakariya.blogspot.com On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Manan wrote: > Hello friends > I want to know what kind of problem statement we have to solve and by > which language? > An

Re: [gcj] Could not open the .in file

2010-04-08 Thread Fernando Cardoso
It's a plain text file. You can use the text editor you like most. On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 2:19 AM, joydeep wrote: > Can you tell me that how to open the.in extension file of practice > problem file. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "google-code

Re: [gcj] Could not open the .in file

2010-04-08 Thread naresh krishnan
make use of any text editors, TEXTPAD wud be good http://in.linkedin.com/in/nareshkrishnan On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:49 AM, joydeep wrote: > Can you tell me that how to open the.in extension file of practice > problem file. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Go

Re: [gcj] How to register to Google Code Jam

2010-04-08 Thread M. Shuaib Khan
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 8:15 AM, ajith kumar wrote: > Hi All, > > I don't know how to register for the Google Code Jam, as it was > opened yesterday evening, and there is no option, how to register for it in > the page http://code.google.com/codejam. Please let me know if anybody > know more

[gcj] how to test input file with your program

2010-04-08 Thread adde
I have downloaded small input file in practice test.can anybody tell me how to test that input with your program and how to make output file to submit.. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "google-codejam" group. To post to this group, send email to googl

[gcj] Query regarding Problem Statement

2010-04-08 Thread Manan
Hello friends I want to know what kind of problem statement we have to solve and by which language? And also how can I sign up for appearing in the exam of Google Code Jam? Thanks and Regards Manan Shah 09924038427 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "go

Re: [gcj] Is Dial Up connection an issue

2010-04-08 Thread Mahendra Kariya
Its quite possible. What you said might happen. Regards, Mahendra Kariya On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 9:42 PM, Saptarshi Chaudhuri < saptarshichaudhur...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a slow dial up connection.Will this be an issue in Code Jam?Have > any of you guys faced any problems in this compe

[gcj] Eligibility question

2010-04-08 Thread Malcolm Sharpe
I have a question about the eligibility rules. I am not currently employed by Google (since I am a student). However, I will be interning at Google starting in May and ending in August. Does this make me ineligible or not? The eligibility summary seems to suggest that I am still eligible (since I m

[gcj] Could not open the .in file

2010-04-08 Thread joydeep
Can you tell me that how to open the.in extension file of practice problem file. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "google-codejam" group. To post to this group, send email to google-c...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

Re: [gcj] Is Dial Up connection an issue

2010-04-08 Thread Bharath Raghavendran
I am not sure if you will face the issue for output file. Outputs are generally small. It will be mostly something like a text file with 100 lines where each line says "Case #n: ". Input file can however be very large and may cause issues. I think, for this reason, google gives an option of pre-do

[gcj] How to register to Google Code Jam

2010-04-08 Thread ajith kumar
Hi All, I don't know how to register for the Google Code Jam, as it was opened yesterday evening, and there is no option, how to register for it in the page http://code.google.com/codejam. Please let me know if anybody know more about it. Thanks & Regards, Ajithkumar V -- You received th