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How would I modify this program

How would I change this program so it will output BOTH the number of capitals gotten in 1 guess and the number gotten in 4 guesses?

Here it is:

var state: string;
capital : string;
Statefile: text;
tries: integer;
guess: string;
correct_guess: integer;

procedure GETDATA (var localStatefile: text;
var localstate: string;
var localcapital: string);
begin
readln (localStatefile, localstate);
readln (localStatefile, localcapital);
end; {GETDATA}

procedure GUESS_CAPITAL (var tries: integer;
guess: string;
var localcorrect_guess: integer);

begin{GUESS_CAPITAL}
tries := 0;
repeat
tries := tries + 1;
write ('Give capital of ', state, ' ' );
readln (guess)
until (guess = capital) or (tries = 4);
if guess = capital then
writeln ('Nice work. You got it on try ', tries);
inc(localcorrect_guess);
else
begin{until}
writeln ('You did not get it in 4 tries or less');
writeln ('The correct answer is ' , capital)
end;{until}
end; {GUESS_CAPITAL}

procedure GUESSES (localcorrect_guess: integer);
begin
writeln ('You have guessed ' ,localcorrect_guess, ' states in 4 or fewer tries ');
end;{GUESSES}

begin {main}
assign (Statefile, 'A:\state2.dat');
reset (Statefile);
correct_guess:= 0;
while not seekeof (Statefile) do
begin
GETDATA (Statefile, state, capital);
GUESS_CAPITAL (tries, guess, correct_guess);
GUESSES (correct_guess)
end;
close (Statefile)
end.

dbrunton

Can you give some examples of the output you require because it is not clear enough? Once you do that the rest is easy.

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My name is Mud

By The WAY, Kazzoie... REMEMBER THIS IS WRONG

if guess = capital then
writeln ('Nice work. You got it on try ', tries);
inc(localcorrect_guess);
else
begin{until}
writeln ('You did not get it in 4 tries or less');
writeln ('The correct answer is ' , capital)
end;{until}

First in the
if guess = capital then
writeln ('Nice work. You got it on try ', tries);
inc(localcorrect_guess);
The first Statement <writeln ('Nice work. You got it on try ', tries);> will only be executed, and in the statement <inc(localcorrect_guess);> you use a semicolon, those TWO statements are more than ONE statement, and when you want to execute more than ONE statement, that is TWO, THREE, ONE MILLION, ETC. You USE a Blocked statement, or whatever the name, like...

BEGIN
<First statement>; (* <--- Whatch the semicolon?? *)
<Second Statement>; (* <--- Whatch the semicolon?? *)
<...>; (* <--- Whatch the semicolon?? *)
<One Millionth Statement> (* <-- Now here you use or Not use a semicolon, why 'cos is the END of the statement*)
END;