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[1.0] Introduction
Well, this is my first effort at a total and independant door, so I hope
that everyone enjoys it. I've worked very hard on making this program simple
and easy to use, so that everyone of every skill level can enjoy it! After
the great amount of success I've had with my IGMs for LORD, I hope this
program does as well!
[2.0] FILES
Files included with this package:
TRIVIA.EXE Main executable for Archon Trivia
EDITOR.EXE Archon Trivia question editor
CONFIG.EXE Door configuration program
REGISTER.EXE Registration program
TRIVIA.DOC The file you are currently viewing
REGISTER.CFG Registration configuration file
QUESTION.CFG Question configuration file
WELCOME.ANS The welcome ANSI
EXIT.ANS The exit ANSI
REGISTER.FRM The registration form
If any of these files are missing, please do NOT run the program, as the
ZIP has most likely been tampered with!
[3.0] Setup
Well, this program is fairly easy to setup. To make things simpler to begin
with, I've included a sample question file all setup and ready for use. But
since the whole point of this door is configurability, you'll want to replace
that file with your own questions. There are 2 easy steps to follow to setup
this program:
STEP 1 : Run the CONFIG.EXE program and fill out the necessary information
STEP 2 : Make a batch file in your BBS dir to run Archon Trivia. Basically,
this door can be run with several command line switches to make
things work:
"/Bxxxxx" This tells TRIVIA.EXE to lock its baud rate at
xxxxx. In order to get the most efficiency out of a high speed
"/Cx" (where x is 1..4) This specifies a comport number.
Some bbs software does not create door information files (dropfiles)
that contain the comport number. If your bbs does have a comport
listed in the dropfile then there is no need for this parameter.
The default is comport 0, local mode.
"/E" - Expanded Memory Specification If your machine has over one
megabyte of memory, then you may have some available. TRIVIA.EXE can
utilize EMS to improve game performance and reduce conventional
memory requirements.
"/L" This tells TRIVIA.EXE to load up in LOCAL mode.
This is good for testing or when a sysop just wants to "try out" the
door without messing with his BBS setup. The "/L" mode will ask the
user for his name and run the door in local mode.
"/Nx" (where x is 1..9) This specifies a "node number".
Some bbs software support multinode environments in which you must
know the node number of the drop file to use. For example, RBBS-PC
uses DORINFOx.DEF. If you specified "/N2" then TRIVIA.EXE would use
DORINFO2.DEF.
"/Pyyy" This specifies the path to the drop files.
For example, "/PC:\WILDCAT\WCWORK\NODE1" would tell TRIVIA.EXE to
look for the drop file in C:\WILDCAT\WCWORK\NODE1. If this is left
out the program assumes the drop file is local.
"/V" This command will tell TRIVIA.EXE not to show any display
on the local screen. Only a colored screen and a message will be
displayed. The cursor will not move as it will be turned off.
Saves a little processing on multi-tasking systems.
"/W" This flags the program that a network is present even
though no multitaskers are detected. This is useful if the door is
run on a network such as Novell that doesn't use multitaskers.
A typical batch file might look like this:
@echo off
cd\trivia
trivia /pc:\bbs
Its that simple. Really, the only thing you have to put on the
command line for this program is the path to the dropfile.
At this point, you are ready to run the door!
[4.0] The Question Editor
One of the best features of Archon Trivia is the ability to have a sysop
customized trivia door! In the registered version, you can have up to 10
trivia files, with virtually unlimited questions!
Included with Archon Trivia is an editor that makes Question editing a
piece of cake! Just run "EDITOR.EXE" and follow the instructions on the
screen.
To activate a question group, select it from the main menu and give it a
name. Then edit the question file!
Also make SURE to press "S" when you're done editing a question or you'll
lose what you've done!
[5.0] If you have a problem
Periodically, I will be sending out updates to this program. It would help
immensely if you would PLEASE tell me if you find a bug! Thanks...
If, for some reason, the program starts to report that you have less ?'s than
are actually in the file, edit the file called "QUESTION.CFG". It is a text
file that contains the number of questions per file, starting with the first
one. Just change the number of questions to the appropriate # and you'll be
fine!
[6.0] Registration
Archon Trivia is only a mere $10 to register! That's a GREAT price for such
an easy to use program! To register Archon Trivia, see the REGISTER.FRM file
for more details.
[7.0] Support
You can reach me MANY ways:
Internet E-Mail : raistlin@sma.com
FIDOnet : 1:265/107
BBS : 540-341-1865
World Wide Web Page : http://www.sma.com/~raistlin/
My web page always has my newest software, and is free! So check it out!
Thanks, and have fun!