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' Combines Quaternary Magic Cubes into Magic Cubes

' Tested with Office 2007 under Windows 7

Sub CnstrCbs4b()

    Dim b(3, 125), a(125)

    Sheets("Klad1").Select
    
y = MsgBox("Locked", vbCritical, "Routine CnstrCbs4b")
End
    
    n4 = 304                'Test5
'   n4 = 384                'Test4

    n2 = 0: n9 = 0: k1 = 1: k2 = 1
    s1 = 130
    
    t1 = Timer
    
    For j1 = 1 To n4
     
    For j2 = 1 To n4
    If j2 = j1 Then GoTo 20
    
    For j3 = 1 To n4
    If j3 = j2 Or j3 = j1 Then GoTo 30
        
        j10 = j1: j20 = 1: GoSub 100                 'Read Sudoku Comparable Cube 1
        j10 = j2: j20 = 2: GoSub 100                 'Read Sudoku Comparable Cube 2
        j10 = j3: j20 = 3: GoSub 100                 'Read Sudoku Comparable Cube 3
        
        For j4 = 1 To 64
            a(j4) = b(1, j4) + 4 * b(2, j4) + 16 * b(3, j4) + 1
        Next j4
        
        GoSub 300: If fl1 = 0 Then GoTo 30           'Ckeck identical numbers
       
'********************** Only Counting **************************

'        Cells(n9 + 1, 68).Select: Cells(n9 + 1, 68).Value = Cells(n9 + 1, 68).Value + 1
       
'***************************************************************
       
         n9 = n9 + 1: GoSub 740 'Print results (selected numbers)
'        n9 = n9 + 1: GoSub 750 'Print results (4 Plane Format)

30  Next j3
20  Next j2
    Next j1
    
    t2 = Timer
    
    t10 = Str(t2 - t1) + " sec., " + Str(n9) + " Solutions for sum" + Str(s1)
    y = MsgBox(t10, 0, "Routine CnstrCbs4b")

End

'   Read Sudoku Comparable Cubes (line format)

100
    For i1 = 1 To 64
        b(j20, i1) = Sheets("Test5").Cells(j10, i1).Value
    Next i1
    Return
    
'   Check identical numbers
    
300 fl1 = 1
    For i1 = 1 To 64
       a2 = a(i1)
       For i2 = (1 + i1) To 64
           If a2 = a(i2) Then fl1 = 0: Return
       Next i2
    Next i1
    Return
    
'   Print results (selected numbers)

740 Cells(n9, 64).Select
    For i1 = 1 To 64
        Cells(n9, i1).Value = a(i1)
    Next i1
    Cells(n9, 65).Value = j1
    Cells(n9, 66).Value = j2
    Cells(n9, 67).Value = j3
    Return

'   Print results (4 Plane View)

750 n2 = n2 + 1
    If n2 = 7 Then
        n2 = 1: k1 = k1 + 20: k2 = 1
    Else
        If n9 > 1 Then k2 = k2 + 5
    End If
       
    For i0 = 1 To 4
        i3 = (4 - i0) * 16
        For i1 = 1 To 4
            For i2 = 1 To 4
                i3 = i3 + 1
                Cells(k1 + i1 + (i0 - 1) * 5, k2 + i2).Value = a(i3)
            Next i2
        Next i1
        Cells(k1 + (i0 - 1) * 5, k2 + 1).Value = "Plane 1" + CStr(i0)
    Next i0
    
    Return
   
End Sub

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