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T H E L O G I C A L C H O I C E
[DZKWR211.ZIP]
DZK War-Rank
Version 2.11
by: David Zarnitzky
Kenneth Klose
special thanks: Tom Vought
Table Of Contents
INTRODUCTION................................................1
Purpose..............................................1-1
Features.............................................1-2
Legalities...........................................1-3
System Requirements..................................1-4
BULLETINS...................................................2
Ranks................................................2-1
ANSI..........................................2-1-1
ASCII.........................................2-1-2
Information..........................................2-2
ANSI..........................................2-2-1
ASCII.........................................2-2-2
SETUP.......................................................3
Extracting...........................................3-1
Files................................................3-2
Configuration........................................3-3
Registration Name.............................3-3-1
Registration Number...........................3-3-2
Global War directory..........................3-3-3
ANSI Ranking Bulletin Path and Name...........3-3-4
ASCII Ranking Bulletin Path and Name..........3-3-5
ANSI Information Bulletin Path and Name.......3-3-6
ASCII Information Bulletin.Path and Name......3-3-7
Color Configuration...........................3-3-8
Default................................3-3-8-1
USE.........................................................4
Batch Files..........................................4-1
without Parameters............................4-1-1
Parameters....................................4-1-2
/C-Configure...........................4-1-2-1
/R-Rank................................4-1-2-2
/A-ASCII Path...................4-1-2-2-1
/N-ANSI Path....................4-1-2-2-2
/I-Information.........................4-1-2-3
/S-ASCII Path...................4-1-2-3-1
/Z-ANSI Path....................4-1-2-3-2
SUPPORT.....................................................5
REGISTRATION................................................6
INTRODUCTION 1
Purpose 1-1
DZK WAR-RANK is a utility that generates a variety
of information about the current status of the
Global War OnLine game for BBSs. The information
is presented in clear charts with ANSI color codes
for use as BBS Bulletins.
Features 1-2
■ Supports Global War OnLine Game Version 2.XX!
■ Generates clear, concise, attractive charts in
professional ASCII and Hot ANSI graphics.
■ Generates two reports, one containing the name,
rank, and score of each player, and the other
containing a detailed breakdown of each game
containing player names, rank, armies,
continents, and commendations
■ A windowing Configuration system with built in
context-sensitive help makes setup quick and
easy.
■ Reads Global War's WAR.CFG as well as its own
WAR-RANK.CFG to dynamically adjust to your
settings such as Multi-Node or lower limit in the
rankings.
■ Powerful command line options allow you to
override defaults set during configuration on the
fly.
■ The foreground and background colors of generated
bulletins are easily configurable through the
interactive configuration system.
Legalities 1-3
Users of DZK War-Rank must accept this disclaimer
of warranty: "DZK War-Rank is supplied as is. The
author disclaims all warranties, expressed or
implied, including, without limitation, the
warranties of merchantability and of fitness for
any purpose. The author assumes no liability for
damages, direct or conse-quential, which may result
from the use of DZK War-Rank."
DZK War-Rank is a "shareware program" and is
provided at no charge to the user for evaluation.
Feel free to share it with your friends, but please
do not give it away altered or as part of another
system. The essence of "user-supported" software
is to provide personal computer users with quality
software without high prices, and yet to provide
incentive for programmers to continue to develop
new products. If you find this program useful and
find that you are using DZK War-Rank and continue
to use DZK War-Rank after a 30 day trial period,
you must make a registration payment of $8.00 to
DZK Development Group. The $8.00 registration fee
will license one copy for use on any one BBS
system, single or multiline. You must treat this
software just like a book. An example is that this
software may be used by any number of people and
may be freely moved from one computer location to
another, so long as there is no possibility of it
being used at one location while it's being used at
another. Just as a book cannot be read by two
different persons at the same time.
Anyone distributing DZK War-Rank for any kind of
remuneration must first contact DZK Development
Group at the address below for authorization. This
authorization will be automatically granted to
distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to
its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such
distributors may begin offering DZK War-Rank
immediately (However DZK Development Group must
still be advised so that the distributor can be
kept up-to-date with the latest version of DZK War-
Rank.).
You are encouraged to pass a copy of DZK War-Rank
along to your friends for evaluation. Please
encourage them to register their copy if they find
that they can use it. All registered users will
receive notification of upcoming releases of DZK
products with a quarterly DZK Newsletter during the
first year of their registration.
System Requirements 1-4
■ IBM PC or Compatible with at least 175K of
available RAM.
■ MS-DOS Version 2.00 or later for single node
operation.
■ MS-DOS SHARE.COM Version 3.1 or later, loaded
into memory for multi-line operation
■ Global War Version 2.00 or later by Joel Bergen
BULLETINS 2
Ranks 2-1
The Ranks Bulletin is a listing of all Global War
players, their scores, and their respective ranks.
Only Players with scores above levels set in
WAR.CFG (The Global War configuration file) will be
listed. Rank names will also be determined by
values set in WAR.CFG.
ANSI 2-1-1
A ranks bulletin with ANSI color codes can be
created.
ASCII 2-1-2
A ranks bulletin without ANSI color codes can also
be created.
Information 2-2
An Information Bulletin is a listing of each active
Global War game. Including players' name, armies,
countries, continents, last turn, time until next
turn, and commendations. The information bulletin
will also indicate whether the game is a normal or
team game, and it will pair team partners
ANSI 2-2-1
An information bulletin with ANSI color codes can
be created.
ASCII 2-2-2
An information bulletin without ANSI color codes
can also be created.
SETUP 3
Extracting 3-1
The files contained in the distribution archive
DZKWR211.ZIP should be extracted into the directory
from which you intend to run DZK War-Rank. If you
have extracted these files elsewhere, please move
them to the directory where you intend to run them
before proceeding.
Files 3-2
The distribution archive DZKWR211.ZIP should
contain the following files when extracted:
README.DOC ■ A brief description of DZK
War-Rank
SYSOP.DOC ■ This Documentation file
REGISTER.DOC ■ War-Rank Registration form
WAR-RANK.EXE ■ Executable bulletin maker
VENDOR.DOC ■ A notice for vendors and
SysOps who wish to distribute
DZK War-Rank
STATS.DOC ■ Statistics on current version
of War-Rank
When configured, DZK War-Rank will create the file
WAR-RANK.CFG. This is a machine readable
configuration file that only WAR-RANK.EXE has use
for. Do not edit or delete this file! Do not move
this file to a directory other than the directory
containing WAR-RANK.EXE.
Configuration 3-3
Configuration of WAR-RANK.EXE is very easy. War-
Rank has its own built in configuration system.
To use the configuration system simply add the
"/C" switch to the command line. (i.e. "WAR-RANK
/C")
The configuration system provides an easy-to-use,
menu environment. It utilizes pop-up windows,
vertical menus, and formatted entry windows to
provide a system that is straightforward and
powerful. Using the UP and DOWN arrow keys,
highlight the option which you wish to configure
and press [ENTER]. When a menu item is
highlighted, a brief description and current
setting are displayed in the entry window at the
bottom of the screen. When selected, the highlight
bar will disappear, and the cursor will be placed
in the entry window, allowing you to change its
contents. Hitting ESCape or [ENTER] will return
you to the menu. The only two exceptions to this
system are the color configuration (explained
later) and end configuration options. Selecting end
configuration, or hitting ESCape will prompt you
whether or not to save the changes you made and
will then return you to the DOS prompt.
Registration Name 3-3-1
This field is for registered DZK War-Rank users
only. Upon registering, you will be given a notice
containing your registration name and number. In
this field enter your registration name EXACTLY as
it appears on the registration letter sent to you
by DZK Development Group. CAUTION: Because your
registration name determines your registration
number, incorrect enter of this field will cause
DZK War-Rank to ignore your registration.
Registration Number 3-3-2
In this field enter your registration number from
the registration letter sent to you upon
registration as mentioned above. CAUTION: Because
your registration name determines your registration
number, incorrect enter of this field will cause
DZK War-Rank to ignore your registration.
Global War Directory 3-3-3
This field should contain full path to the Global
War files WAR.CFG, WINNERS.WAR and WARxx.DAT (i.e.
"C:\BBS\DOOR\GWAR\"). Include the trailing
backslash.
ANSI Rankings Bulletin Path and Name 3-3-4
In this field enter the default path and filename
for the ANSI Rankings bulletin. When DZK War-Rank
generates the rankings bulletins this is the
default location and filename for the ANSI output.
This should be whichever screen or bulletin you
wish to use (i.e. "C:\BBS\BULLETIN\BULL10.ANS").
ASCII Rankings Bulletin Path and Name 3-3-5
In this field enter the default path and filename
for the ASCII Rankings bulletin. When DZK War-Rank
generates the rankings bulletins this is the
default location and filename for the ASCII output.
This should be whichever screen or bulletin you
wish to use (i.e. "C:\BBS\BULLETIN\BULL10.ASC").
ANSI Information Bulletin Path and Name 3-3-6
In this field enter the default path and filename
for the ANSI Information bulletin. When DZK War-
Rank generates the information bulletins this is
the default location and name for the ANSI output.
This should be whichever screen or bulletin you
wish to use (i.e. "C:\BBS\BULLETIN\BULL11.ANS").
ASCII Information Bulletin Path and Name 3-3-7
In this field enter the default path and filename
for the ASCII Information bulletin. When DZK War-
Rank generates the information bulletins this is
the default location and name for the ASCII output.
This should be whichever screen or bulletin you
wish to use (i.e. "C:\BBS\BULLETIN\BULL11.ASC").
Color Configuration 3-3-8
When chosen, this option allows you to configure
the color set for both the rankings and information
bulletins. DZK War-Rank will place you in our
color configuration system. Three windows will
appear on your screen. On the left of the screen
will be a window showing all 128 possible
foreground/background combinations. On the right
will appear to bulletin mach-ups. On top is a
representation of the Rankings bulletin, and on the
bottom the information bulletin. The field that is
currently being configured will be blinking, and a
brief description of it will appear under window
showing the color combinations. Use the cursor
keys to move a box highlighting the current color
combination for the blinking field. As you move
the cursor, the box will highlight the color
combination that you are currently on, and the
mach-up's color will change. When you have decided
on a color for the blinking field hit [ENTER] to go
onto the next field. When you are through
configuring colors hit ESCape.
Default Colorset 3-3-8-1
DZK War-Rank is equipped with a default color set
which we believe to be the most eye-catching
combination of colors for both bulletins. However,
as in earlier versions we allow you to configure
the War-Rank color set for either bulletin. NEW:
In previous versions, you were required to register
before being allowed to configure the colors,
however we have removed that cripple, both registed
and unregistered users will be able to configure
the bulletin colors.
USE 4
WAR-RANK has been designed for ease of use and maintenance.
Its built in configuration program and extensive command line
options make WAR-RANK a powerful compact tool that doesn't
require a collection of support files that take up valuable
space. When designing WAR-RANK we took into consideration
the needs of SysOps. Being SysOps ourselves we know how
important it is to make WAR-RANK easy to configure in
interactive mode, yet have the ability to change the
configuration in a hurry from a remote system. We have
therefore developed a series of command line options that can
override defaults set by WAR-RANK's interactive configuration
mode. This allows you to override the WAR-RANK configuration
by simply adding parameters to the command line that calls
WAR-RANK.
Batch Files 4-1
Because BBSs require automated operation in the
absence of a SysOp, they depend heavily on batch
files. WAR-RANK has been designed with this in
mind. When creating, or appending the batch file
that will call WAR-RANK, you will appreciate the
extensive command line options which allow maximum
configurability, without having to load the WAR-
RANK interactive configuration system.
without Parameters 4-1-1
Regardless whether you run WAR-RANK from within a
batch file, or from the DOS prompt, WAR-RANK will
not perform any function without at least one valid
command line option. Instead, it will list to the
screen, all valid command line options, and all
support options, with a brief explanation of each.
Parameters 4-1-2
The WAR-RANK command line, will consist of the name
WAR-RANK, followed by at least one primary
parameter, and as many as four secondary
parameters. Primary parameters cause WAR-RANK to
execute one of its three primary functions.
Secondary parameters are used to direct the output
of the primary functions, and override output
defaults set with the WAR-RANK interactive
configuration system. Since secondary parameters,
only modify the execution of primary functions they
are useless unless one of the two primary output
functions has been specified.
/C-Configure 4-1-2-1
The command line parameter "/C" is the first of the
primary parameters. It invokes the WAR-RANK
interactive configuration system, and allows you to
configure, or reconfigure the WAR-RANK defaults.
Upon completion of configuration, WAR-RANK.EXE
produces a file called WAR-RANK.CFG, in order for
WAR-RANK to operate properly, this file should not
deleted, altered, or moved from the directory that
WAR-RANK shall be run from.
/R-Rank 4-1-2-2
The command line parameter "/R" invokes the WAR-
RANK Global War Ranking function. This function
will open the necessary Global War files to obtain
player information, and generate the ANSI and ASCII
versions of the rankings bulletin. The bulletins
will be saved to the file names that you specified
in the WAR-RANK interactive configuration system,
or secondary command line parameters (explained
later). (i.e. "WAR-RANK /R" will cause WAR-RANK to
create the rankings bulletins)
/A-ASCII Path 4-1-2-2-1
The "/A" option is the first of two secondary
command line parameters that can be specified in
conjunction with the "/R" rank option. This option
can be used to override the path and filename for
the ASCII rankings bulletin set in the interactive
setup, and specify a new one. This, and all other
secondary options, is useful for changing the WAR-
RANK output, without invoking the interactive
configuration system, or changing the permanent
WAR-RANK.CFG configuration file. The "/A" option
must be immediately followed by the drive letter,
and full path and filename of the desired ASCII
rankings bulletin output file, with no intervening
spaces or punctuation. (i.e. "WAR-RANK /R
/AD:\WILDCAT\DISPLAY\HELLO4.BBS") The "/A" option
must be specified in conjunction with the "/R"
option or else WAR-RANK will not attempt to produce
the rankings bulletins at all. Using "/A" by
itself without specifying a path and filename will
cause WAR-RANK to not generate an ASCII rankings
bulletin.
/N-ANSI Path 4-1-2-2-1
The "/N" option is the second of the two secondary
command line parameters that can be specified in
conjunction with the "/R" rank option. This option
can be used to override the path and filename for
the ANSI rankings bulletin set in the interactive
setup, and specify a new one. The "/N" option must
be immediately followed by the drive letter, and
full path and filename of the desired ANSI rankings
bulletin output file, with no intervening spaces or
punctuation. (i.e. "WAR-RANK /R
/ND:\WILDCAT\DISPLAY\HELLO4.SCR") The "/N" option
must be specified in conjunction with the "/R"
option or else WAR-RANK will not attempt to produce
the rankings bulletins at all. Using "/N" by
itself without specifying a path and filename will
cause WAR-RANK to not generate an ANSI rankings
bulletin.
The "/A", and "/N" options must be used with the
"/R" option, but do not need to be used in
conjunction with each other. If only one is
specified, only the name and path of the one
associated output file will be changed, the other
will be output to the name originally specified in
the WAR-RANK interactive setup. The "/A", and "/N"
options can be used together to specify new paths
and filenames for both files. (i.e. "WAR-RANK
/AD:\WILDCAT\BULLETIN\BULL2.BBS
/ND:\WILDCAT\DISPLAY\HELLO6.SCR" this command line
would output the ASCII bulletin to BULL2.BBS, and
the ANSI bulletin to HELLO6.SCR)
/I-Information 4-1-2-3
The "/I" command line option will direct WAR-RANK
to create the ANSI and ASCII information bulletins.
These information bulletins contain all pertinent
information about ALL the active Global War games,
and can be rather lengthy. The information
bulletins will be output to the files specified in
the interactive configuration system, or the
secondary command line switches.
/S-ASCII Path 4-1-2-3-1
The "/S" option is the first of two secondary
command line parameters that can be specified in
conjunction with the "/I" information option. This
option can be used to override the path and
filename for the ASCII rankings bulletin set in the
interactive setup, and specify a new one. The "/S"
option must be immediately followed by the drive
letter, and full path and filename of the desired
ASCII information bulletin output file, with no
intervening spaces or punctuation. (i.e. "WAR-RANK
/I /SD:\WILDCAT\DISPLAY\HELLO4.BBS") The "/S"
option must be specified in conjunction with the
"/I" option or else WAR-RANK will not attempt to
produce the information bulletins at all. Using
"/S" by itself without specifying a path and
filename will cause WAR-RANK to not generate an
ASCII rankings bulletin.
/Z-ANSI Path 4-1-2-3-1
The "/Z" option is the second of the two secondary
command line parameters that can be specified in
conjunction with the "/I" information option. This
option can be used to override the path and
filename for the ANSI rankings bulletin set in the
interactive setup, and specify a new one. The "/Z"
option must be immediately followed by the drive
letter, and full path and filename of the desired
ANSI information bulletin output file, with no
intervening spaces or punctuation. (i.e. "WAR-RANK
/I /ZD:\WILDCAT\DISPLAY\HELLO4.SCR") The "/Z"
option must be specified in conjunction with the
"/I" option or else WAR-RANK will not attempt to
produce the information bulletins at all. Using
"/Z" by itself without specifying a path and
filename will cause WAR-RANK to not generate an
ANSI information bulletin.
The "/S", and "/Z" options must be used with the
"/I" option, but do not need to be used in
conjunction with each other. If only one is
specified, only the name and path of the one
associated output file will be changed, the other
will be output to the name originally specified in
the WAR-RANK interactive setup. The "/S", and "/Z"
options can be used together to specify new paths
and filenames for both files. (i.e. "WAR-RANK
/SD:\WILDCAT\BULLETIN\BULL3.BBS
/ZD:\WILDCAT\DISPLAY\HELLO7.SCR" this command line
would output the ASCII bulletin to BULL3.BBS, and
the ANSI bulletin to HELLO7.SCR)
SUPPORT 5
Because of the nature of our small shareware business, we
cannot provide the software support by phone. We will,
however, answer any questions of registered and unregistered
users may on our support BBS, or through the mail. Before
you call our BBS, or write a letter, please reread the
documentation, the answer to your question may be there. If
your problem is trouble in setup or execution, solution
through the mail, or on the BBS should be simple and
uninvolved. If, however, you have a technical question
regarding an error with OUR product, voice conversation may
be necessary. We can provide only limited voice support for
REGISTERED USERS ONLY. We will determine whether voice
support is necessary based on your description of the problem
in your message or letter. Please be brief, but detailed, in
describing your problem. Include any error messages you
receive, any TSRs or multitaskers you run, and the version of
WAR-RANK, Global War, and BBS software you are using.
Our support BBS number is (908) 566-8267, and we support
speeds from 1200 to 38400 Baud HST and 9600 Baud V.32.
Our support mailing address is:
WAR-RANK Support
DZK Development Group
162 Highway 34
C2 Suite 280
Matawan, NJ 07747
REGISTRATION 6
WAR-RANK is NOT free. It is released to you for trial under
the shareware concept. If you like this utility, and will
continue to use it on your BBS, register it. Registration
for WAR-RANK is only $8 ($10 if outside the U.S.) in U.S.
funds. Registering provides you with information about all
DZK products, limited voice support, and a unique
registration number. The registration number allows you to
replace the word "UNREGISTERED" in the bulletins with your
name. To register, send a check or money order payable to
Kenneth Klose, along with the completed registration form
(REGISTER.TXT) to:
WAR-RANK Registration
DZK Development Group
162 Highway 34
C2 Suite 280
Matawan, NJ 07747
Upon receipt of your registration, we will immediately send
you your registration number and late breaking news about DZK
products. You will also be able to receive limited voice
support for technical problems.