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U A N
S o f t w a r e
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Written By Steve Martinez
Copyright(C) 1994 by UAN Software
SUPPORT BBS:
Up All Night BBS, Chicago
312-646-6615 USRobotics/Dual 16800
312-646-6616 ZOOM V.32 bis 14400
WARRANTY
========
This product is provided "AS IS" without any warranty or
guarantee of any kind. The entire risk as to the results and
performance of this program is assumed by you. The author bear no
responsibility for any damage or loss of profit as a result of
use of this program.
HANGMAN MANUAL - PAGE #2
WHAT DOES IT DO?
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HANGMAN.EXE is a door game where the player tries to solve the
word puzzle by guessing letters. The player can only miss seven
time before the Sysop is hung. Each wrong guess will cause a part
of the sysop to display. This program can be configured to allow
a limit of plays per day.
WILL IT WORK FOR YOU?
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HANGMAN.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 HANGMAN.EXE
under these program types.
SHAREWARE
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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 UP ALL NIGHT BBS. See REGISTRATION for
more information.
QUICK START!
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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 HANGMAN.EXE and it's files into it's own Directory.
2. Use your text editor to EDIT the file called "HANGMAN" to suit
your BBS needs. This file is the sample BAT file that will run
HANGMAN.EXE. PCBoard types will use this file some others will
need to add the information to the BAT file that calls your
DOORS.
HANGMAN MANUAL - PAGE #3
PCBOARD EXAMPLE:
CD\DOORS\HANGMAN
HANGMAN HANGMAN.CFG
CD %PCBDIR%
BOARD
SPITFIRE SF.BAT EXAMPLE:
:DOOR_H
REM Place Door H Commands Here
CD\SF\HANGMAN
HANGMAN HANGMAN.CFG
CD\SF
GOTO LOOP
3. Use your text editor to EDIT the file called "HANGMAN.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 Allowed plays per day. (Shareware MAX. is 5)
LINE #6 is Days in a Tournament
4. Log on your board and see if it worked.
5. Send in the registration!
If you have any problems setting this up. You might have to read
the rest of this DOC.
SET UP & CONFIGURATION!
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First thing you need to do is set up a /HANGMAN directory and
copy all the HANGMAN files into it.
Next, uses your text editor and edit the file called
"HANGMAN.CFG". This file is needed to tell HANGMAN who, what,
where, etc. about you and your BBS.
HANGMAN MANUAL - PAGE #4
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 (1 - 100) <- Puzzles allowed per day. (Shareware MAX. 5)
Line #6 <- Days in a Tournament
NOTE: When using GTUSERS.BBS ONLY!
Line #5 <- Com Port
Line #6 <- Node Number
Line #7 (1 - 100) <- Puzzles allowed per day. (Shareware MAX. 5)
Line #8 <- Days in a Tournment
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
5 <- Allowed puzzles per day
5 <- Days in a Tournament
Notice the %PCBNODE% in the first line. The configuration file
allows environment variable. See ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE for more
information.
SETTING UP BAT FILE
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Use your text editor to EDIT the file called "HANGMAN" to suit
your BBS needs. This file is the sample BAT file that will run
HANGMAN.EXE. PCBoard types will use this file. Some others will
need to add the information to the BAT file that calls your
DOORS.
HANGMAN MANUAL - PAGE #5
PCBoard EXAMPLE:
CD\DOORS\HANGMAN
HANGMAN HANGMAN.CFG
CD %PCBDIR%
BOARD
SPITFIRE SF.BAT EXAMPLE:
:DOOR_H
REM Place Door H Commands Here
CD\SF\HANGMAN
HANGMAN HANGMAN.CFG
CD\SF
GOTO LOOP
BAT FILE EXPLAINED:
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Very simple. First change the directory to the HANGMAN directory.
Next, call HANGMAN 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.
NOTE ON HIGH SCORE BULLETINS
----------------------------
The bulletins generated by HANGMAN.EXE can be changed by editing
the first line of the file called "HANGMAN.BUL" which will be
created after the first time HANGMAN is played. The default is
HANGMAN.BLT for non-color graphics and HANGMANG.BLT for color
Graphics. Your BULLETIN name can NOT be longer that 7 letter
because the color file name will have a "G" appended to it. You
may add the path name along with the file name to this line. My
first line in HANGMAN.BUL looks like this: BLT1. That means the
non-color will be "BLT1" and the color will be "BLT1G". Remember,
the "G" will be appended to the FIRST name of the file, so use
ONLY 7 letter in the first name.
Fossil Driver Support
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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:
HANGMAN HANGMAN.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.
HANGMAN MANUAL - PAGE #6
Environment Variables
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DoorFrame supports COM 1-4 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 HANGMAN and you want to use COM1 and IRQ5.
The command line passed to your Door would be:
HANGMAN HANGMAN.CFG /5 or
HANGMAN HANGMAN.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
REGISTRATION
------------
HANGMAN cost $12 to register plus $3. You may download HANGMAN
from Up All Night BBS to avoid the postage and handling charge.
You need to fill out the registration form called "HANGMAN.REG"
and mail it in.
EXTRA
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Although HANGMAN comes with a 100 puzzle GENERAL word file. You
can call Up All Night BBS at anytime for add-on Puzzle File.
Download these and copy them over the file in the HANGMAN
directory.
HANGMAN MANUAL - PAGE #7
PUZZLE MAKER
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You will receive a PUZZLE Creator with registered versions, so
you can create your own puzzles and topics.
PUZZLES
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Just a quick note on Hangman Puzzles. Hangman will display a list
of categories to your uses. Hangman searches the directory for
data files that contain the extension .WRD. So, remember when
creating word data file, be sure to include the .WRD extension.
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. HANGMAN supports
Multi-Node BBS's. If you have any suggestion you can call me at
(312-646-6616 14400bps) or (312-646-6615 16800bps).
LATE MINUTE UPDATE
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A quick new way to upgrade your registered copy of HANGMAN. You
can call Up All Night BBS anytime and instantly UPGRADE your
registered HANGMAN 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!
THANK YOU FOR DOWNLOADING THIS FILE! PLEASE SUPPORT SHAREWARE!