Re^2: Algorithm Help

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Yes, but the issue is that I will pass in a weight range for an object, not a prefix. the total of prefix, all prefix2, plus and suffix is the weight of the object. and that needs to be in the given range

-pete
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Re^3: Algorithm Help by Anonymous Monk on Jan 18, 2010 at 22:09 UTC
sorry, now reading my reply again made me realize I used 'prefix' to describe 2 different things. I meant generate all possible combinations, classify those combinations by weight and, given a weight range, randomly choose from this 'combination pool'	[reply]

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