Prolog syntax error on format

Question

I am getting a syntax error on my format line and i have no idea why!

magic3(Variables):-
   Variables[A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I],
   fd_domain(Variables,1,9),
   fd_all_different(Variables),
   A+B+C #= A+D+G,
   A+B+C #= A+E+I,
   A+B+C #= C+F+I,
   A+B+C #= B+E+H,
   fd_labeling(Variables),
   format("A=~w, B=~w, C=~w~n, D=~w, E=~w, F=~d~w, G=~w, H=~w, I= ~w", Variables).

The code prints

A B C
D E F
G H I

where all rows and columns are equal when added together I can not figure out why I am getting a syntax error.

false · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-03T16:16:05.870

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In several systems you need to put at the beginning of your file/module:

:- use_module(library(clpfd)).

And as a tiny improvement you can introduce the sum S:

S #= A+B+C,
S #= D+E+F, % this too!
S #= G+H+I,
....

And even better, you can now calculate the sum with is (1+2+ ...+9) / 3 = 15. So add S #= 15. There is a nice animation on the Internet for the actual labeling process.

Further:

Variables[A,B,...]

should read

Variables = [A,B,...]

edited Dec 03 '14 at 16:16

answered Dec 03 '14 at 15:56

false

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that did not fix my problem. I have made other files the same exact way without includiing :- use_module(library(clpfd)). and I did not receive an error. – onebadbaggins Dec 03 '14 at 16:04
@onebadbaggins: Ah, seems you are using GNU-Prolog. Anyway, see edit above. – false Dec 03 '14 at 16:07
BOOM! good catch haha the missing equals sign was the problem! – onebadbaggins Dec 03 '14 at 16:08

Prolog syntax error on format

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