Hmm. Couldn't resist trying a C# version.
VFP took 85 seconds to reach 'AABAABZZY'
C# took less than 1 second.
Didn't test over a longer loop because I got scared :-}
>Since we're nearing the Mayan end of calendar ( 2012.12.21 ) and by interpretation of some folks that it'll bring about the End of the World... A "brute-force" version of program to determine the nine billion names of God to see if I can indeed trigger the End of the World (though it probably won't work as I'm using the wrong alphabet).
>
>
>FOR A1=1 TO 26
> FOR A2=1 TO 26
> FOR A3=1 TO 26
> IF A1==A2 AND A1==A3 THEN
> LOOP
> ENDIF
> FOR A4=1 TO 26
> IF A2==A3 AND A2==A4 THEN
> LOOP
> ENDIF
> FOR A5=1 TO 26
> IF A3==A4 AND A3==A5 THEN
> LOOP
> ENDIF
> FOR A6=1 TO 26
> IF A4==A5 AND A4==A6 THEN
> LOOP
> ENDIF
> FOR A7=1 TO 26
> IF A5==A6 AND A5==A7 THEN
> LOOP
> ENDIF
> FOR A8=1 TO 26
> IF A6==A7 AND A6==A8 THEN
> LOOP
> ENDIF
> FOR A9=1 TO 26
> IF m.A7==m.A8 AND m.A7==m.A9 THEN
> LOOP
> ENDIF
> ?? CHR(ASC("A")+A1-1)
> ?? CHR(ASC("A")+A2-1)
> ?? CHR(ASC("A")+A3-1)
> ?? CHR(ASC("A")+A4-1)
> ?? CHR(ASC("A")+A5-1)
> ?? CHR(ASC("A")+A6-1)
> ?? CHR(ASC("A")+A7-1)
> ?? CHR(ASC("A")+A8-1)
> ?? CHR(ASC("A")+A9-1)
> ?
> ENDFOR
> ENDFOR
> ENDFOR
> ENDFOR
> ENDFOR
> ENDFOR
> ENDFOR
> ENDFOR
>ENDFOR
>
