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Written By Steve Martinez
Up All Night BBS, Chicago
312-646-6616 Half Card 2400
312-646-6615 USR/Dual 57600
Copyright(C) 1991-1993 by UAN Software
THEPOOL.EXE Version 1.1
Written by Steve Martinez
Copyright(C) 1993 by UAN Software
WHAT DOES IT DO?
----------------
THEPOOL.EXE is your BBS bookie. It stores, calculates and displays
information on the Football Season. Your users can pick which team
they think will win each week and THEPOOL.EXE will keep track of
them. THEPOOL.EXE comes with a utility program called
POOLEDIT.EXE. This program will preform the calculations and
provide an environment to enter winning teams and weekly games.
The player with the most correct picks will get an extra point.
WILL IT WORK FOR YOU?
---------------------
THEPOOL.EXE can run on any of the following BBS types:
PCBoard 14.x or 15.x, Wildcat (Prior to v3.0), Wildcat v3.x+, GT
Power, QBBS, RBBS, RA, Spitfire 3.x, TriBBS, and any BBS using
DOOR.SYS.
See CONFIGURATION for more information on how run THEPOOL.EXE under
these program types.
SHAREWARE
---------
This program is SHAREWARE and must be registered with Steve
Martinez. You are allowed to run this program for 30 days to see if
it suits your BBS. After that 30 days you MUST send in the
registration form and registration fee or STOP using it. When you
register, you will receive a REGISTERED copy with your name and BBS
name displayed. You will also get SUPPORT from UAN Software and UP
All NIGHT BBS. You will be able to get free UPGRADE as they come
out. This does not include postage, but you can download them free
from the INSTANT UPGRADE door at UP ALL NIGHT BBS.
See REGISTRATION for more information.
THEPOOL Manual - Page 2
QUICK START!
------------
Most people, including myself, don't like to read DOC file or
Manuals. We just unzip the program, scan over the DOCs and run the
program. So here is the quickest was to get this program running.
1. Place THEPOOL.EXE and it's files into it's own Directory.
2. Use your text editor to EDIT the file called "THEPOOL" to suit
your BBS needs. This file is the sample BAT file that will run
THEPOOL.EXE. PCBoard types will use this file some others will
need to add the information to the BAT file that calls your
DOORS.
PCBOARD EXAMPLE:
CD\DOORS\THEPOOL
THEPOOL THEPOOL.CFG
CD %PCBDIR%
BOARD
SPITFIRE SF.BAT EXAMPLE:
:DOOR_H
REM Place Door H Commands Here
CD\SF\THEPOOL
THEPOOL THEPOOL.CFG
CD\SF
GOTO LOOP
3. Use your text editor to EDIT the file called "THEPOOL.CFG".
Line #1 is the path and file name of your BBS Door data file
that is created when entering a door. See CONFIGURATION
for types allowed.
LINE #2 is your BBS Name.
LINE #3 is the Sysops First Name.
LINE #4 is the Sysops Last Name.
LINE #5 is the DATE the game will close.
LINE #6 is the TIME the game will close.
4. Run POOLEDIT.EXE and enter THIS WEEKS GAMES. The program will
prompt you for each team. Also, make sure the game is OPEN.
More information about this under POOLEDIT Program below.
5. Log on your board and see if it worked.
If you have any problems setting this up. You might have to read
the rest of this DOC.
THEPOOL Manual - Page #3
SET UP & CONFIGURATION!
-----------------------
First thing you need to do is set up a /THEPOOL directory and copy
all the THEPOOL files into it.
Next, uses your text editor and edit the file called "THEPOOL.CFG".
This file is needed to tell THEPOOL who, what, where, etc. about
you and your BBS.
The following are examples of formats that can be used in line #1
of the configuration file. The paths may very, but the file names
are the only data files that can be used.
C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS <- For PCBoard systems using PCBoard.SYS only
C:\PCB\USERS.SYS <- For PCBoard systems using USERS.SYS.
C:\BBS\CALLINFO.BBS <- For Wildcat! systems (prior to v3.0).
C:\BBS\GTUSER.BBS <- For GT Power systems.
C:\BBS\USERINFO.DAT <- For Wildcat! 3.x+ systems.
C:\BBS\DOOR.SYS <- For Any system that supports DOOR.SYS.
C:\BBS\DORINFOx.DEF <- For QBBS/RBBS/RA. Replace x with node #.
C:\SF\SFDOORS.DAT <- For Spitfire systems.
C:\BBS\TRIBBS.SYS <- For TriBBS systems.
Line #2 <- BBS Name.
Line #3 <- Sysop's first name.
Line #4 <- Sysop's last name.
Line #5 <- Date game will close (Format MM-DD-YYYY)
Line #6 <- Time game will close (Format HH:MM:SS)
NOTE: When using GTUSERS.BBS ONLY!
Line #5 <- Com Port
Line #6 <- Node Number
Line #7 <- Date game will close (Format MM-DD-YYYY)
Line #8 <- Time game will close (Format HH:MM:SS)
Here's how my file looks:
C:\PCB\NODE%PCBNODE%\PCBOARD.SYS <- The name & path of data file
Up All Night BBS <- BBS Name
Steve <- My first name
Martinez <- My last name
09-01-1993 <- Date game will close
11:00:00 <- Time game will close
Notice the %PCBNODE% in the first line. The configuration file
allows environment variable. See ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE for more
information.
NOTE: The date and time will be set by the POOLEDIT.EXE program and
must be in the above format and in military time.
THEPOOL Manual - Page #4
SETTING UP BAT FILE
-------------------
Use your text editor to EDIT the file called "THEPOOL" to suit your
BBS needs. This file is the sample BAT file that will run
THEPOOL.EXE. PCBoard types will use this file. Some others will
need to add the information to the BAT file that calls your DOORS.
PCBoard EXAMPLE:
CD\DOORS\THEPOOL
THEPOOL THEPOOL.CFG
CD %PCBDIR%
BOARD
SPITFIRE SF.BAT EXAMPLE:
:DOOR_H
REM Place Door H Commands Here
CD\SF\THEPOOL
THEPOOL THEPOOL.CFG
CD\SF
GOTO LOOP
BAT FILE EXPLAINED:
-------------------
Very simple. First change the directory to the THEPOOL directory.
Next, call THEPOOL with the CONFIGURATION FILE. After the program
is finished, change the directory back to your BBS directory.
Notice the %PCBDIR% in the PCBoard example. See ENVIRONMENT
VARIABLE for more information.
POOLEDIT.EXE Program
--------------------
This utility controls the whole game. It will allow you to enter
each weeks teams and winners. Just type "POOLEDIT" while inside
\ThePOOL subdirectory to get it started. Next, select "T" for This
Week's Games. Select "N" at the sub menu. You will see a list of
all the teams. You will be prompt to enter the AWAY TEAM then the
HOME TEAM. Continue this until all the team have been selected.
Once this is complete, you will be asked to enter the CLOSE DATE.
This is the DATE you want to LOCK IN the player's pick and prevent
any other's from picking while the games are in-progress. BE SURE
TO USE THE SYSTEM FORMAT when entering the date (MM-DD-YYYY).
EXAMPLE: 09-01-1993 Any other format will be ignored. Next, you
will have to enter the TIME. You MUST use MILITARY TIME FORMAT
(HH:MM:SS). EXAMPLE: 11:00 AM should be 11:00:00 and 11:00 PM
should be 23:00:00. You should then select "O" to open the game.
When the results are in, you can select "L" to Enter Last Week's
Winners. REMEMBER! ALWAYS ENTER THE WINNERS BEFORE you enter the
new games for the new week! You will have to select "O" Open the
game after you complete this process.
THEPOOL Manual - Page #5
Fossil Driver Support
---------------------
DoorFrame supports the use of Fossil drivers. To tell your Door to
use the Fossil driver instead of the standard COM ports, just put
/FD on the command line when running the door.
For example:
THEPOOL THEPOOL.CFG /FD
/FD indicates that a Fossil driver is present and should be used.
If no Fossil driver is detected, DoorFrame will print a message to
that effect and exit the door gracefully.
Environment Variables
---------------------
DoorFrame supports COM 1-15 on the standard IRQ's - COM1/COM3 =
IRQ4 and COM2/COM4 = IRQ3. If you wish to use a non-standard IRQ,
add the IRQ number after the configuration filename. Let's assume
your Door is called THEPOOL and you want to use COM1 and IRQ5. The
command line passed to your Door would be:
THEPOOL THEPOOL.CFG /5 or
THEPOOL THEPOOL.CFG /%IRQ% for the environment variable.
The /5 tells DoorFrame to use IRQ5 rather than the standard IRQ4
that is normally used with COM1. No /x parameter is needed for the
standard IRQ's.
When specifying the location of the system file on line 1 of the
doors .CFG file, you may use the environment variables %pcbdrive%,
%pcbdir%, %pcbnode%, and %wcnodeid%. Some examples:
PCBoard:
C:\PCB\USERS.SYS = %pcbdrive%%pcbdir%\USERS.SYS
C:\PCB\NODE1\USERS.SYS = %pcbdrive%%pcbdir%\NODE%pcbnode%\USERS.SYS
Wildcat!:
USERINFO.DAT in C:\WC\NODE1 - C:\WC\NODE%wcnodeid%
Non-PCBoard systems may use the PCB environment variables by
setting them in either AUTOEXEC.BAT or in the batch that runs the
door.
For example:
SET PCBDRIVE=C:
SET PCBDIR=\BBSDIR
SET PCBNODE=1
THEPOOL Manual - Page #6
REGISTRATION
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THEPOOL cost $15 to register plus $3. You may download THEPOOL from
Up All Night BBS to avoid the postage and handling charge. You need
to fill out the registration form called "THEPOOL.REG" and mail it
in.
ALL DONE!
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Now you are finished! So, Boot up that Board and check it out! If
you have any problems or have any question, feel free to call Up
All Night BBS and leave a Comment To Sysop. THEPOOL supports Multi-
Node BBS's. If you have any suggestion you can call me at
(312-646-6616 2400bps) or (312-646-6615 57600bps).
LATE MINUTE UPDATE
------------------
A quick new way to upgrade your registered copy of THEPOOL. You can
call Up All Night BBS anytime and instantly UPGRADE your registered
THEPOOL software. Now you don't have to wait for me to compile,
register, copy and leave you a message before you get you upgrade.
Call and get it anytime!
UAN Software now Supports PCBoard /M Version!
THANK YOU FOR DOWNLOADING THIS FILE! PLEASE SUPPORT SHAREWARE!