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kmilnedc (27)
this is what it displays after reading my .txt file.
Just trying to lessen the amount of code it takes.


   A B C D E F G H I
1  7 2 3|     |1 5 9
2  6    |3   2|    8
3  8    |  1  |    2
   -----+-----+-----
4    7  |6 5 4|  2
5      4|2   7|3
6    5  |9 3 1|  4
   -----+-----+-----
7  5    |  7  |    3
8  4    |1   3|    6
9  9 3 2|     |7 1 4



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void display(char sudokuBoard[][9])
{
   //Declare variables
   char option;

   //Display Column Header
   cout << "   A B C D E F G H I" << endl

   //Row 1
        << "1  "
        << sudokuBoard[0][0]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[1][0]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[2][0]
        << "|"
        << sudokuBoard[3][0]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[4][0]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[5][0]
        << "|"
        << sudokuBoard[6][0]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[7][0]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[8][0]
        << endl

   //Row 2
        << "2  "
        << sudokuBoard[0][1]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[1][1]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[2][1]
        << "|"
        << sudokuBoard[3][1]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[4][1]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[5][1]
        << "|"
        << sudokuBoard[6][1]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[7][1]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[8][1]
        << endl

   //Row 3
        << "3  "
        << sudokuBoard[0][2]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[1][2]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[2][2]
        << "|"
        << sudokuBoard[3][2]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[4][2]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[5][2]
        << "|"
        << sudokuBoard[6][2]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[7][2]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[8][2]
        << endl

   //Visual Separator
        << "   -----+-----+-----" << endl

   //Row 4
        << "4  "
        << sudokuBoard[0][3]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[1][3]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[2][3]
        << "|"
        << sudokuBoard[3][3]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[4][3]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[5][3]
        << "|"
        << sudokuBoard[6][3]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[7][3]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[8][3]
        << endl

   //Row 5
        << "5  "
        << sudokuBoard[0][4]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[1][4]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[2][4]
        << "|"
        << sudokuBoard[3][4]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[4][4]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[5][4]
        << "|"
        << sudokuBoard[6][4]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[7][4]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[8][4]
        << endl

   //Row 6
        << "6  "
        << sudokuBoard[0][5]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[1][5]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[2][5]
        << "|"
        << sudokuBoard[3][5]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[4][5]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[5][5]
        << "|"
        << sudokuBoard[6][5]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[7][5]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[8][5]
        << endl

   //Visual Separator
        << "   -----+-----+-----" << endl

   //Row 7
        << "7  "
        << sudokuBoard[0][6]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[1][6]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[2][6]
        << "|"
        << sudokuBoard[3][6]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[4][6]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[5][6]
        << "|"
        << sudokuBoard[6][6]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[7][6]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[8][6]
        << endl

   //Row 8
        << "8  "
        << sudokuBoard[0][7]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[1][7]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[2][7]
        << "|"
        << sudokuBoard[3][7]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[4][7]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[5][7]
        << "|"
        << sudokuBoard[6][7]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[7][7]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[8][7]
        << endl

   //Row 9
        << "9  "
        << sudokuBoard[0][8]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[1][8]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[2][8]
        << "|"
        << sudokuBoard[3][8]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[4][8]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[5][8]
        << "|"
        << sudokuBoard[6][8]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[7][8]
        << " " << sudokuBoard[8][8]
        << "\n"
        << "\n";

   getOption(sudokuBoard);
}
rssair (73)
Use an embedded for loop.
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for (y=0; y<9; y++){
  if (y%3==0)
    cout<<"------------------...";
  for (x=0; x<9; x++){
    if (x%3==0)
      cout<<"|";
    if (x%3!=0)
      cout<<" ";
    cout<<sudokuBoard[x][y];
  }
  cout<<endl;
}
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kmilnedc (27)
Thank you very much. With some tweeking, I got it to look a lot like what I need. 


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void display(char sudokuBoard[][9])
{
   //Declare variables
   char option;

   //Display Column Header
   cout << "   A B C D E F G H I" << endl;
   
   for (int y = 0; y<9; y++)
   {
   if (y==3 || y==6)
       cout<<"-----+-----+-----\n";
       for (int x = 0; x<9; x++)
       {   
       if (x==3 || x==6)
        cout<<"|";
       if (x!=3 || x!=6)
       cout<<" ";
       cout<<sudokuBoard[x][y];
  }
  cout << endl;
}



it looks like this right now.


Where is your board located? mygame.txt
Options:
   ?  Show these instructions
   D  Display the board
   E  Edit one square
   S  Show the possible values for a square
   Q  Save and Quit

   A B C D E F G H I
 7 2 3|      | 1 5 9
 6    | 3   2|     8
 8    |   1  |     2
-----+-----+-----
   7  | 6 5 4|   2
     4| 2   7| 3
   5  | 9 3 1|   4
-----+-----+-----
 5    |   7  |     3
 4    | 1   3|     6
 9 3 2|      | 7 1 4


im trying to get it to look like this

   A B C D E F G H I
1  7 2 3|     |1 5 9
2  6    |3   2|    8
3  8    |  1  |    2
   -----+-----+-----
4    7  |6 5 4|  2
5      4|2   7|3
6    5  |9 3 1|  4
   -----+-----+-----
7  5    |  7  |    3
8  4    |1   3|    6
9  9 3 2|     |7 1 4


hmmmm..and after posting in here I noticed some of the spacing is off.
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kmilnedc (27)
here is where Im at..kinda stuck. A little pointer plz.

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void display(char sudokuBoard[][9])
{
   //Declare variables
   char option;

   //Display Column Header
   cout << "   A B C D E F G H I" << endl;
   
   for (int y = 0; y<9; y++)
   {
       cout << y << "  ";
   if (y==3 || y==6)
       cout<<"-----+-----+-----\n";
       for (int x = 0; x<9; x++)
       {   
       if (x==3 || x==6)
        cout<<"|";
       if (x%3)
       cout<<" ";
       cout<<sudokuBoard[x][y];
  }
  cout << endl;
}




   A B C D E F G H I
0  7 2 3|     |1 5 9
1  6    |3   2|    8
2  8    |  1  |    2
3  -----+-----+-----
  7  |6 5 4|  2
4      4|2   7|3
5    5  |9 3 1|  4
6  -----+-----+-----
5    |  7  |    3
7  4    |1   3|    6
8  9 3 2|     |7 1 4
>
rssair (73)
See what this does...
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void display(char sudokuBoard[][9])
{
   //Declare variables
   char option;

   //Display Column Header
   cout << "   A B C D E F G H I" << endl;
   
   for (int y = 0; y<9; y++)
   {
      if (y==3 || y==6)
         cout<<"  -----+-----+-----\n";
      cout << y+1 << "  ";
      for (int x = 0; x<9; x++)
      {
         if (x==3 || x==6)
            cout<<"|";
         cout<<sudokuBoard[x][y];
   }
   cout << endl;
}
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