Well you obviously have to count the macro definitions too. If I'm allowed free use of a home grown macro pass I can easily get it down to a single character and with a little imagination can get it down to zero characters (in effect it becomes the default tune and is generated *unless* there is some other input) so you ought at least to count the characters in the macro definitions. Should you also count the characters in the macro-processing code? Laurie
----- Original Message ----- From: Phil Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 9:35 PM Subject: Re: [abcusers] A Christmas Challenge David Barnert wrote: >I love it. This was a great challenge. Thanks. > <snip> >Here it is: > >X:1 >T:Twelve Days of Christmas >M:none >P:AEBFECGFECGGFECKECHKEBIHKECHIHKECHHIHKECHHHIHKEDIHHHIHKECJIHHHIHKE >K:G >P:A % First day >DD|D2GGG2FG|ABcAB3c| >P:B % 2nd, 7th days >DD|DDGGG2FG|ABcAB4| >P:C % days 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 >DD|D2GGG2FG|ABcAB4| >P:D % 11th day >(3DDD|DDGGG2FG|ABcAB2>>d2| >P:E % Partridge in a pear tree >d2ec BGA2|G6| >P:F % 2 Turtle doves and a >d2ABc2Bc| >P:G % Calling birds, French hens >d2ABc2| >P:H % 6, 8, 9, 10 Xers Xing (or X a-Y-ing) >d2AB cA| >P:I % Seven and (e)-leven Xers Xing (or X a-Y-ing) >dd AB cA| >P:J % 12 Lords a-leaping, e-(leven) >d2AB cA/d/| >P:K % 5 Gold rings, ... and a >d4e2^c2|d8|dcBAG2|c2E2G2|AGFED2Bc| Excellent. Better than mine, since I didn't bother dealing with the changing syllables in the days above six. However, here is the definitive shortest version (if you don't count the macro definitions:-) m: .A = AA | A2 dd d2 cd | efge f3 || m: .B = g |a2 bg fd e2 | d3 || m: C = a2 | ef g2 m: D = f || m: E = a2 b^g a4 || agfe d2 g2 | B2 d2 edcB A2 | m: 2C = CC m: 3C = CCC m: 4C = CCCC m: G = .A.B .ACD.B .A2CD.B .A3CD.B .AED.B .ACED.B .A2CED.B .A3CED.B .A4CED.B .A4CCED.B .A2C4CED.B .AC2C4CED.B (beware of the line wrap on that last line. I just discovered a bug which prevents the use of the continuation character \ in macro definitions, so it has to be written all on one line.) X:2 T:12 Days of Xmas M:none K:D G Thats it! The dot before the A and B part definitions is necessary because the tune contains A and B notes, so the target string needs to be something other than a single letter. Phil Taylor To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
