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SCUBA DIVING TRAINING & TRIVIA USCG CAPTAINS LICENSE QUIZ CHEERS! TRIVIA ELVIS PRESLEY! TRIVIA JAMES BOND! TRIVIA 70'S! TRIVIA and Many more to come SYSOP'S MANUAL June 1, 1994 PCBoard 14.x and GAP 4.x WILDCAT!, SPITFIRE QBBS, RBBS, RA by Dan Bernasconi db Software, Ltd. P.O. Box 430955 South Miami, FL 33243 Blue Water BBS Systems FIDO: 1:135/337 (305) 442-6000 -> US Robotics Dual Standard -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- OVERVIEW ________ NOTE: Since this documentation covers all the Software Trivia Doors, I will refer to the EXE name as TRIVIA.EXE for the rest of this file. Please substitute the correct name for the particular door you are attempting to setup. CONGRATULATIONS! You and your users will find this Trivia door entertaining and educational. It consists of approximately 100 plus questions that were carefully selected for your entertainment. The door displays a "Trivia Royalty" bulletin to the caller while it creates bulletins and logs for your use. Best of all..this door is not crippleware. It isn't full of advertisements and limitations ...best of all I don't charge an arm and a leg. You'll also find we are responsive to your questions. If you need help or have a suggestion for improving this product, let me know! FILES AND DESCRIPTIONS ______________________ The archive includes the following files: TRIVIA .EXE -- The main executable file SAMPLE .CFG -- The sample configuration file TRIVIA .DAT -- The main trivia data file TRIVIA .HIS -- Release History and changes SAMPLE. LOG -- A sample of the log file produced SCREENS .ZIP -- Screens for the TRIVIA\SCREENS sub directory SYSOP .DOC -- The installation instructions...(this file) QUIKUP .DOC -- Quick and Dirty installation instructions. REGISTER.FRM -- Information and registration form...This will give you a personalized door, voice or bbs support services, new issues of master.dat files, a clear conscience and a still poor but happy door programmer. DOOR .BAT -- Sample door batch file CHARGE .IT -- Information on how you can charge the registration fee to your major credit card and receive your key file/registration number quicker. DONOR .CL -- Put the name of the doors' sponsor here to display each time it's played. This is an optional file but you may want to leave it as is... GOODBYE .NO -- To Disable Logging Off BBS from Door (Optional) ERROR .QB -- Error Code List for QuickBASIC. Just to let you know what the error may be before you call for help...<G> INSTALL .BAT -- Installation Batch File to expedite the installation. VERY IMPORTANT!!! Run this to Install the Door. FILE_ID .DIZ -- Expanded File Description This ZIP file was created using the -AV function of PKZIP. If my AV is missing then this file may not be complete or has been tampered with. Complete and current editions of this program are always available for D/L on Blue Water BBS. If the AV is missing please complain to your sysop to stop the practice of removing AV's as this is your assurance from the programmer that the file is complete and virus free. INSTALLATION ____________ Installation is quite simple and straight-forward. Follow these steps and example and you should be up and running in a matter of minutes. Although TRIVIA is an easy program to install on most any BBS, there may be some Sysop who has trouble. Support is available in those situations. 1) Create a directory to hold all TRIVIA files 2) Unzip TRIVIAxx.ZIP into the above directory 3) Run INSTALL.BAT <-Important 4) Create a configuration file, with a name of your choice or modify the SAMPLE.CFG file which is enclosed. 5) Create a door batch file or use the sample enclosed. 6) Modify your particular BBS System Menus to add the door. The BBS setup various depending on the type BBS software you are running. We assumed you are familiar with the general DOOR setup on your system. Therefore our description includes only examples of the TRIVIA specific configuration file and door batch file. Refer to your BBS documentation for door installation on your particular software. BBS USER FILES The BBS user file provides information to TRIVIA!, such as COM port, user name, time allowed in the door, etc. This file is necessary for TRIVIA to function. The complete path\filename of the BBS user file must be passed to TRIVIA.EXE as the 1st parameter in the command line. The user file is created by your BBS EACH time a user runs a door. The BBS USER file has a different name on each type of BBS. When you create your TRIVIA configuration file, you must tell TRIVIA the name for your particular BBS system. The following is a list of the user files used by the BBS types we support (we included a typical path). drive\dir\filename C:\WILDCAT\CALLINFO.BBS ──┐ <- For Wildcat! C:\WC30\WCWORK\NODE1\USERINFO.DAT │ <- For Wildcat! 3.x C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS │ <- For PCBoard using PCBOARD.SYS │ only C:\PCB\USERS │ <- For PCBoard using USERS only C:\BBS\DOOR.SYS │ <- For Systems which support │ DOOR.SYS C:\BBS\DORINFOx.DEF │ <- For QBBS/RBB/RA. Replace x │ with Node#. C:\BBS\TRIBBS.SYS │ <- fOR TriBBS C:\BBS\SFDOORS.DAT ──┘ <- For Spitfire CONFIGURATION FILE One (and only ONE) of the above will be LINE 1 of your configuration file. You MUST specify the path and name (including any extension) correctly if you expect TRIVIA to find it. Sample for Lines 2 through 10 are: Blue Water BBS Systems <- Your BBS Name Dan <- SysOp's First Name Bernasconi <- SysOp's Last Name 00000 <- Registration Number 10 <- Minimum security level allowed in door. 25 <- Maximum questions allowed per visit to the door. C:\WC30\BULL\BULL1.SCR <- Path and Name of Color Bulletin C:\WC30\BULL\BULL1.BBS <- Path and Name of ASCii Bulletin WC <- WC Create WC!3.x specific bulls PCB Create PCBoard specific bulls Blank for ANSI & ASCii 2 <- Number of times allowed to play door each day. RIP <- "RIP" create RIP bulletins "N" do not create RIP bulls 15 <- Number of seconds to allow the user to answer each question. The door will accept a timeout as an incorrect answer. The door defaults to 10 seconds. Edit the Sample.CFG file to suit your individual BBS. You must have all 13 lines and no extra characters. Line 1: This line points to where TRIVIA.EXE will find the callers information file. Just include the line that your particular BBS uses. DO NOT put all of them in the CFG file. Line 2: Place the name of your BBS on this line. Line 3: SysOp's first name goes here. Line 4: SysOp's last name goes here. Line 5: Your Registration Number goes here if registered. If you haven't registered you can still use the door...just enter 00000 until you get your registration number. Line 6: The minimum security level that is allowed in the door. Line 7: Maximum number of questions allowed per visit to the door. I would suggest 25-30 as a reasonable number. The smaller this number, the more likely that the users will continue to use the door. Line 8: Enter the complete path and name of the Color bulletin that you want TRIVIA to create. Even if you don't want anything created you MUST still put something here. The program will lock up if you leave this line blank and specify either WC, PCB or NO in line 10. To avoid the error of "Error #52 Line 0" do what I did. Put the following in line 8. NONE.BBS This will just create a file NONE.BBS in the trivia doors directory. Line 9: Enter the complete path and name of the ASCii bulletin. (Leave this blank if you put WC or PCB in line 10). can be blank but it MUST exist. Line 10: "WC" to create WC!3.x specific bulletins or NO for ANSI and ASCii bulletins. "PCB" on this line will enable the program to create PCBoard specific color bulletins. If you Config for WC! or PCB bulletins, Place the name of the bulletin on Line 8 of the CFG file. Be sure to add the ".BBS" extension to it. You may leave Line 9 blank but it still MUST be included in the CFG file. Line 11: Number of times users are allowed to enter the door each day. Line 12: Place "RIP" on this line if you wish to create RIP styple bulletins. If you do not support or need them, place an "N" on this line. Line 13: Place the number of seconds that you wish to allow to answer each question. If you use the sample CFG file be sure to remove all remarks and use a pure ASCII editor such as EDLIN or QEDIT. Word processors typically leave hidden control codes. Those hidden codes could cause the program to depart for worlds unknown. Save your newly edited file using any name you want. ...suggested TRIVIA1.CFG. DONOR.CL Registered Users may create a file named DONOR.CL and place it in the door directory. If found, the door will display a prompt thanking them for donating the door. GOODBYE.NO Place this file in the door directory to turn the [G]oodbye option off. DOOR BATCH FILE Create a batch file or modify the sample DOOR.BAT file supplied. This is what you need: @ECHO OFF CLS Keeps a clean screen (optional) CD\WC30\DOORS\TRIVIA Change to the TRIVIA door files directory TRIVIA TRIVIA1.CFG Run TRIVIA using TRIVIA1.CFG configuration Change back to the WC! BBS directory Restart the BBS. On BBS's which shell to DOS to run the door this line may be omitted or maybe the word "EXIT." Check your BBS door instructions. The above DOOR.BAT file is for a Wildcat! 3.x system using SWAP instead of TERMINATE for doors. MULTIPLE NODES Create a configuration file for each node. Each file should have a unique name. EX: TRIVIA1.CFG TRIVIA2.CFG TRIVIA has been tested under DOORMAN, LIVECAT and DESQVIEW and performs very well under either . COMM PORT IRQs TRIVIA is written using DoorFrame. DoorFrame supports COM 1-4 on the standard IRQ's - COM1 or COM3 as a standard uses IRQ4 while COM2 and COM4 use IRQ3. If your system uses a non-standard IRQ, add the IRQ number after the configuration filename. Let's assume your Door is called FOOBAR and you want to use COM1 but non-standard IRQ5. The command line passed to your Door would be: FOOBAR FOOBAR.CFG /5 FOOBAR FOOBAR.CFG *5 The /5 tells DoorFrame to use IRQ5 rather than the standard IRQ4 normally used with COM1. No /x parameter is needed for the standard IRQ's. Fossil Driver Support --------------------- TRIVIA 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: MYDOOR MYDOOR.CFG /FD MYDOOR MYDOOR.CFG *FD Indicates that a Fossil driver is present and should be used. If no Fossil driver is detected, TRIVIA will print a message to that effect and exit the door gracefully. TIPS AND TRAPS The First and foremost TIP is that you DO run the INSTALL.BAT file that is included in the archive. If you don't run this and have problems setting the door up... Shame Shame.... When in doubt read the Docs! Be sure to read all the READ.ME, README.1ST AND UPGRADE.DOC files if they are included in the package. They sometimes contain some very useful information. <G> Of course you can do like me, just set the darn thing up without the docs then fuss at the door author for not making it simple enough to work the first time. IF You get an error..check every path to make sure you typed it correctly. Check the file name..does it match exactly? Does the configuration filename match? Did you leave off the configuration file extension? Do you have the correct BRUN module in a directory on your path? If all those seem correct and the door still won't work...call me......preferably not in the middle of the night...no door is that important. When the door is in use...you can use the sysop options listed at the bottom of your screen to chat, increase or decrease the users time or log the user off. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES =================== DoorFrame requires DOS 3.x and up since all files are opened in SHARED mode. When using PCBOARD.SYS, TRIVIA requires that PCBOARD.DAT be in the same directory as PCBOARD.SYS. TRIVIA also accesses the USERS file. When using USERS.SYS, TRIVIA also accesses PCBOARD.SYS, PCBOARD.DAT and the USERS file. The DOOR.SYS used by TRIVIA is the standard 52 line GAP (tm) file. The CALLINFO.BBS used by TRIVIA currently contains 36 lines. DoorFrame doors may now make use of the IRQ environment variable. For example, instead of DOOR DOOR.CFG /5 you can use DOOR DOOR.CFG /%IRQ%. (This method is used on The Parole Board for WC! and it works just fine. Use "/%WCIRQID%".) DoorFrame is now aware of the PCBoard environment variables %PCBDRIVE% and %PCBDIR%. If it finds those two variables on the first line of the .CFG file it will substitute the correct drive and path. LEGALITIES __________ THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS ARE DISTRIBUTED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANYONE INVOLVED WITH THE CREATION AND PRODUCTION OF THIS PRODUCT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF ANY USE THEREOF OR BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY. DISTRIBUTION ____________ You may make this file available for downloading from your BBS or you may upload it to any BBS of your choice, provided that you do not make any changes to the contents of the archive (ZIP file). The archive and its individual contents may not be used by any service that charges any money whatsoever, without the written permission of the author. REGISTRATION ____________ I am not a subscriber to the "Crippleware" concept, and this program reflects that philosophy. This is a full-featured program, whose functionality is not hampered in any way, whether you register it or not. It is only $19 to register this door. Registered SysOps will receive a database of over 500 questions. There is a 10 second delay that is removed once the program has been registered.