1 Scripting

The Scripting LanguageGUESSING GAMEThe following is a simple script which illustrates the use of loops, conditional execution,and variables. For more examples, see the Scripting section of the UserGuide.# Houdini command script for the guessing game (guess.cmd)# First, let’s get a random seedset foo = `system(date)`set seed = `substr($foo, 14, 2)``substr($foo, 17, 2)`# Then, pick a random numberset num = `int(rand($seed)*100)+1`set guess = -1echo Guess a random number between 1 and 100.while ( “$guess” != “$num” )echo -n Enter guess (q to quit): “read guessif ( “$guess” == q || “$guess” == ““) thenbreak;endif# Ensure they entered a number - i.e. convert to a numberset iguess = `atof($guess)`if ( $iguess < $num ) thenecho Too lowelse if ( $iguess > $num ) thenecho Too highelseecho Spot on!endifend# Come here if they selected “q” to quit:echo The number to guess was $num88 1 Houdini 6.0 Reference