When pasting from the clipboard, what text formats does SadMan Sudoku accept?
SadMan Sudoku can accept a wide variety of formats when pasting text from the clipboard (and don't forget you can also paste BMP, JPG, PNG or GIF images). This means you can copy a puzzle from many online sources, and paste it directly into Sudoku - in most cases, there is no need to manually adjust it beforehand.
These examples all correspond to the puzzle below, although those formats without pencil marks will only have the puzzle clues of course.
These are some of the formats than SadMan Sudoku can accept:
Formats without pencil marks
81 characters all one one line:
.234..8..6....7......53.62...5......84.....36......1...52.96......1....7..8..521.
-234--8--6----7------53-62---5------84-----36------1---52-96------1----7--8--521-
023400800600007000000530620005000000840000036000000100052096000000100007008005210
*234**8**6****7******53*62***5******84*****36******1***52*96******1****7**8**521*9 x 9 grids:
.234..8.. 6....7... ...53.62. ..5...... 84.....36 ......1.. .52.96... ...1....7 ..8..521.
.,2,3,4,.,.,8,.,. 6,.,.,.,.,7,.,.,. .,.,.,5,3,.,6,2,. .,.,5,.,.,.,.,.,. 8,4,.,.,.,.,.,3,6 .,.,.,.,.,.,1,.,. .,5,2,.,9,6,.,.,. .,.,.,1,.,.,.,.,7 .,.,8,.,.,5,2,1,.9 x 9 grid with tab separator:
. 2 3 4 . . 8 . . 6 . . . . 7 . . . . . . 5 3 . 6 2 . . . 5 . . . . . . 8 4 . . . . . 3 6 . . . . . . 1 . . . 5 2 . 9 6 . . . . . . 1 . . . . 7 . . 8 . . 5 2 1 .9 x 9 grid formatted with grid lines:
+---+---+---+ |.23|4..|8..| |6..|..7|...| |...|53.|62.| +---+---+---+ |..5|...|...| |84.|...|.36| |...|...|1..| +---+---+---+ |.52|.96|...| |...|1..|..7| |..8|..5|21.| +---+---+---+Formats with pencil marks
Unformatted, space or tab separator with no brackets
1579 2 3 4 16 19 8 579 159 6 189 149 289 128 7 3459 459 13459 1479 1789 1479 5 3 189 6 2 149 12379 13679 5 236789 124678 123489 479 4789 2489 8 4 179 279 1257 129 579 3 6 2379 3679 679 236789 245678 23489 1 45789 24589 1347 5 2 378 9 6 34 48 348 349 369 469 1 248 2348 3459 45689 7 3479 3679 8 37 47 5 2 1 349Unformatted, brackets around "big" numbers and pencil marks
{1579}{2}{3}{4}{16}{19}{8}{579}{159} {6}{189}{149}{289}{128}{7}{3459}{459}{13459} {1479}{1789}{1479}{5}{3}{189}{6}{2}{149} {12379}{13679}{5}{236789}{124678}{123489}{479}{4789}{2489} {8}{4}{179}{279}{1257}{129}{579}{3}{6} {2379}{3679}{679}{236789}{245678}{23489}{1}{45789}{24589} {1347}{5}{2}{378}{9}{6}{34}{48}{348} {349}{369}{469}{1}{248}{2348}{3459}{45689}{7} {3479}{3679}{8}{37}{47}{5}{2}{1}{349}Unformatted, brackets around pencil marks only
{1579}234{16}{19}8{579}{159} 6{189}{149}{289}{128}7{3459}{459}{13459} {1479}{1789}{1479}53{189}62{149} {12379}{13679}5{236789}{124678}{123489}{479}{4789}{2489} 84{179}{279}{1257}{129}{579}36 {2379}{3679}{679}{236789}{245678}{23489}1{45789}{24589} {1347}52{378}96{34}{48}{348} {349}{369}{469}1{248}{2348}{3459}{45689}7 {3479}{3679}8{37}{47}521{349}
(1579)234(16)(19)8(579)(159) 6(189)(149)(289)(128)7(3459)(459)(13459) (1479)(1789)(1479)53(189)62(149) (12379)(13679)5(236789)(124678)(123489)(479)(4789)(2489) 84(179)(279)(1257)(129)(579)36 (2379)(3679)(679)(236789)(245678)(23489)1(45789)(24589) (1347)52(378)96(34)(48)(348) (349)(369)(469)1(248)(2348)(3459)(45689)7 (3479)(3679)8(37)(47)521(349)
[1579]234[16][19]8[579][159] 6[189][149][289][128]7[3459][459][13459] [1479][1789][1479]53[189]62[149] [12379][13679]5[236789][124678][123489][479][4789][2489] 84[179][279][1257][129][579]36 [2379][3679][679][236789][245678][23489]1[45789][24589] [1347]52[378]96[34][48][348] [349][369][469]1[248][2348][3459][45689]7 [3479][3679]8[37][47]521[349]Formatted with grid lines, space separated pencil marks
1579 2 3 | 4 16 19 | 8 579 159 6 189 149 | 289 128 7 | 3459 459 13459 1479 1789 1479 | 5 3 189 | 6 2 149 ---------------------+----------------------+--------------------- 12379 13679 5 | 236789 124678 123489 | 479 4789 2489 8 4 179 | 279 1257 129 | 579 3 6 2379 3679 679 | 236789 245678 23489 | 1 45789 24589 ---------------------+----------------------+--------------------- 1347 5 2 | 378 9 6 | 34 48 348 349 369 469 | 1 248 2348 | 3459 45689 7 3479 3679 8 | 37 47 5 | 2 1 349
+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+ | 1579 2 3 | 4 16 19 | 8 579 159 | | 6 189 149 | 289 128 7 | 3459 459 13459 | | 1479 1789 1479 | 5 3 189 | 6 2 149 | +----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+ | 12379 13679 5 | 236789 124678 123489 | 479 4789 2489 | | 8 4 179 | 279 1257 129 | 579 3 6 | | 2379 3679 679 | 236789 245678 23489 | 1 45789 24589 | +----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+ | 1347 5 2 | 378 9 6 | 34 48 348 | | 349 369 469 | 1 248 2348 | 3459 45689 7 | | 3479 3679 8 | 37 47 5 | 2 1 349 | +----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
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![]() Excellent work. As an ex chess programmer myself, I appreciate a lot of the details that you got right. ![]() Julio Kaplan, California |
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