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[International_DBA]

Here is another easy puzzle I produced with my C program so I'm not expecting you to try to solve it (unless you like easy puzzles that is):

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| 3 | 2 |   | 8 |   | 6 |   | 4 |   |
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|   | 6 |   |   | 4 |   |   |   | 7 |
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| 1 | 8 |   |   |   | 9 |   |   | 3 |
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| 6 |   | 5 |   |   |   | 9 |   |   |
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|   |   |   | 7 | 1 |   |   |   |   |
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|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
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|   |   |   |   | 2 |   |   | 9 |   |
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|   |   | 3 | 6 |   | 7 |   | 1 |   |
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|   |   |   | 4 |   |   |   | 6 | 8 |
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I really just want to check if the URL which follows is set up correctly to play the puzzle online:

Play online

Sorry about the mess I made of the post when I first published it. It took me a while to understand the Code button and the BBCode but I think I have the hang of it now.

Incidentally, if you want to read how my C program works out the solutions, you can read about it here.

[JasonLion]

Two of the more common formats for displaying that puzzle include:

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3 2 . | 8 . 6 | . 4 .
. 6 . | . 4 . | . . 7
1 8 . | . . 9 | . . 3
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6 . 5 | . . . | 9 . .
. . . | 7 1 . | . . .
. . . | . . . | . . .
------+-------+------
. . . | . 2 . | . 9 .
. . 3 | 6 . 7 | . 1 .
. . . | 4 . . | . 6 8

and

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32.8.6.4..6..4...718...9..36.5...9.....71.................2..9...36.7.1....4...68

[Leren]

Hi Jason, the line format of the puzzle has an 8 missing from the end.

Leren

[International_DBA]

Thank you for your replies.
I prefer the first of Jason's suggested formats - it looks much more like a normal Sudoku puzzle than mine.
I will change my program to ouput in that format, try to produce some more difficult puzzles then get back to you.

[JasonLion]

Leren, thanks for pointing that out. Fixed now.

[enxio27]

I prefer the first of Jason's suggested formats - it looks much more like a normal Sudoku puzzle than mine.

The second format is preferred by many who import the puzzles into programs that print and help solve the puzzles.