Loop, Compare, Match & Total

[Paul Black]

Hi everyone,

I will give this request one last try and put it as simply as I can
without all the confusing and complicated jargon.
I have the following wheel of 6 number combinations in Cells "B3:G12"
in a sheet named "Data".

01 02 03 04 05 06
01 07 08 09 10 11
01 12 13 14 15 16
02 03 07 08 12 13
02 03 09 10 14 15
04 05 07 08 14 15
04 05 09 10 12 13
02 03 04 05 11 16
06 07 08 09 10 16
06 11 12 13 14 15

I want to iterate through ( see the code below ) ALL the 5 number
combinations produced from "n" ( "n" = the highest number used in ANY
of the 6 number combinations which is 16, so C(16,5) = 4,368
combinations ) and compare each 5 number combination with each 6
number combination in the wheel above.
If at "LEAST" 2 numbers match then add 1 to the 2 if 5 category total
( total to go in Cell "D12" in the sheet named " Statistics" ).
If at "LEAST" 3 numbers match then add 1 to the 3 if 5 category total
( total to go in Cell "D16" in the sheet named "Statistics" ).
If at "LEAST" 4 numbers match then add 1 to the 4 if 5 category total
( total to go in Cell "D19" in the sheet named "Statistics" ).
If ALL 5 numbers match then add 1 to the 5 if 5 category total ( total
to go in Cell "D21" in the sheet named "Statistics" ).

If ANY of the 5 number combinations does NOT match ANY of the 6 number
combinations with the required scenario of ? if 5, then that 5 number
combination is NOT covered for that particular scenario of ? if 5 and
therefore 1 ( one ) cannot be added to the respective ? if 5 category
total.

That is it in a nutshell really.

I have written the following code which might be of use :-

Option Explicit
Option Base 1

Sub Produce_5_Number_Combinations()

Dim A As Integer
Dim B As Integer
Dim C As Integer
Dim D As Integer
Dim E As Integer
Dim MinVal As Integer
Dim MaxVal As Integer

Application. ScreenUpdating = False

MinVal = 1
MaxVal = Whatever the highest number In the sheet named "Data" And
In the Range "B3:G?" is.

For A = 1 To MaxVal - 4
For B = A + 1 To MaxVal - 3
For C = B + 1 To MaxVal - 2
For D = C + 1 To MaxVal - 1
For E = D + 1 To MaxVal

*** Code goes here maybe ***

Next E
Next D
Next C
Next B
Next A

*** Output totals For Each category ***

Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

I hope this helps.
Thanks in Advance.
All the Best.
Paul

 

[Joel]

Here is some code to do factorial. Modify as needed. think about your
instructions below if the are correct. I will help modify the code if you
need more help

Public FactArray(5)
Const MaxValue = 16
Const MaxWidth = 5
Const MyColumn = "F"
Sub test()
Factorial (1)
End Sub

Sub Factorial(Depth)

For Count = 1 To MaxValue
'make sure number isn't in FactArray
Found = False
For i = 0 To (Depth - 1)
If FactArray(i) = Count Then
Found = True
Exit For
End If
Next i

If Found = False Then
FactArray(Depth - 1) = Count

If Depth = MaxWidth Then
Printstring = FactArray(0)
For j = 1 To (Depth - 1)
Printstring = Printstring & "," & _
FactArray(j)
Next j
MsgBox (Printstring)
Else
Factorial (Depth + 1)
End If
End If
Next Count

End Sub