International Timetabling Competition

Output Format

The best solution found by the algorithm must be written to an output file with extension .sln in the following format.

For each event, in the order of the problem file, one per line:

The timeslot number, the room number.

The timeslot number is an integer between 0 and 44 representing the timeslots allocated to the event.

The room is the room number assigned to the event. Rooms are numbered in the order from the problem file, starting at zero.

For events that have not been inserted into the timetable, use a minus one for the timeslot number and a minus one for the room number.

Thus the following output

3

7

44

6

-1

-1

34

2

-1

-1

means

  • the first event has been placed in the 3rd timeslot and 7th room
  • the second event has been placed in the 44th timeslot and 6th room
  • the third event has not been assigned to the timetable
  • the forth event has been placed in the 34th timeslot and 2nd room
  • the fifth event has not been assigned to the timetable

 

Last Updated: Monday, July 30, 2007 10:51 PM