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THE PRIZE VAULT
============================
One of the T&J Software Collection of multi-BBS door programs.
Supporting PCBoard, Wildcat!, Gap, QBBS, RBBS, Spitfire,
UltraBBS, Telegard, TriBBS, Remote Access, and WWIV
VERSION 4.30 05/25/92
By
Tom Wildoner
397 West Broadway
Jim Thorpe, PA
18229
From
T&J BBS
(717)325-9481
1200/2400/9600/19200/38400
24 Hours/Day
LATEST VERSION:
===============
Please call the T&J BBS for the latest version of this program.
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.
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.
FEATURES:
=========
--- Return to BBS on dropped carrier.
--- 4-minutes no activity will return to BBS.
--- Online Chat.
--- You can blank the display.
--- Dump user back to BBS.
--- Drop to DOS function.
--- Desqview Aware.
--- COM1-4 support and non-standard IRQ's.
--- Colorful ANSI screens.
--- NO BRUN module needed for play.
--- BETA tested on five different boards.
--- Use of HOT KEYS while in the door.
--- Handy statistics presented to user on door usage.
--- Support BBS available.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
====================
Prize Vault is a simple door program which allows callers to try and
guess the combination of the vault. If they successfully guess the
combination, they win the listed prize. I usually enter a prize such
as 500 fighters in Trade Wars, etc... Other SYSOP's enter such things
as "a free large pizza...", not a bad idea! What about those long
distance callers! <grin>
If the door is UNREGISTERED, your users will only be permitted to
enter the door once per day and will be limited to 5 guesses only.
Prize Vault will not allow any one else to guess at the combination
once somebody has won. It is up to the SYSOP to reset the combination
and prize after a win.
Another item that was added are four "bar charts" to the right of
the screen. These bars will help users determine if they are getting
NEAR the number or FAR away. Thus, you can use bigger numbers
for the combination.
There are four numbers to the combination and they can range from
1 to 999,999,999! You are limited to 9 digits.
CONFIGURATION:
=============
Example configuration file for PCBOARD.SYS
------------------------------------------
C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS <=- (Full pathname of your PCBOARD.SYS file)
T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
Example configuration file for USERS.SYS
----------------------------------------
C:\PCB\USERS.SYS <=- (Full pathname of your USERS.SYS file)
T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
Example configuration file for DOOR.SYS
---------------------------------------
C:\BBS\DOOR.SYS <=- (Full pathname of your DOOR.SYS file)
T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
Example configuration file for USERINFO.DAT
-------------------------------------------
C:\BBS\USERINFO.DAT <=- (Full pathname of your USERINFO.DAT file)
T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
NOTE: DOOR.SYS must be in the SAME directory as USERINFO.DAT
Example configuration file for CALLINFO.BBS
-------------------------------------------
C:\BBS\CALLINFO.BBS <=- (Full pathname of your CALLINFO.BBS file)
T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
Example configuration file for DORINFOx.DEF
-------------------------------------------
C:\BBS\DORINFOx.DEF <=- (Full pathname of your DORINFOx.DEF file
where 'x' is the BBS Node number.
T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
Example configuration file for SFDOORS.DAT
------------------------------------------
C:\BBS\SFDOORS.DAT <=- (Full pathname of your SFDOORS.DAT file)
T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
Example configuration file for CHAIN.TXT
----------------------------------------
C:\BBS\CHAIN.TXT <=- (Full pathname of your CHAIN.TXT file)
T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
Example configuration file for GTUSER.BBS
-----------------------------------------
C:\BBS\GTUSER.BBS <=- (Full pathname of your GTUSER.BBS file)
T&J Software <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Tom <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Wildoner <=- (The Sysop's last name)
1 <=- (COM port number - defaults to 1)
1 <=- (Node number - defaults to 1)
Example Batch File
==================
A sample batch file is included and is similer to the following:
ECHO OFF
CD\DOORS\LEMON <=- Switch to the door's Directory.
PV43 VAULT.CFG <=- Execute the door program and pass the
configuration filename to the program.
CD\PCB <=- Go back to PCB DIR when user exits door.
BOARD <=- Restart BBS.
This Door is multi-node compatible so you may run more than 1 node from
the same .CFG file provided the path to your system file (DORINFOx.DEF,
CALLINFO.BBS, etc) is exactly the same unless you are using environment
variables, (q.v.)
Environment Variables
=====================
PCBoard automatically creates the %PCBDRIVE% & %PCBDIR% environment
variables. Non-PCBoard systems may also use these variables by including
the following in either your BBS batch or AUTOEXEC.BAT
SET PCBDRIVE=C: <- Drive letter of your BBS files
SET PCBDIR=\BBSDIR <- Path to your BBS files
Then in your Door .CFG file instead of putting C:\BBSDIR\DOOR.SYS, you
would put %PCBDRIVE%%PCBDIR%\DOOR.SYS. This allows you to use just one
.CFG file for multi-node operation!
To specify a non-standard IRQ, put the IRQ number after the .CFG on the
command line. For example:
PV43 VAULT.CFG /5
or using the PCBDRIVE procedure: SET IRQ=5 and use
PV43 VAULT.CFG /%IRQ%
This tells the program to use IRQ 5 instead of the standard IRQ.
Sysop Keys
==========
F3 - Toggles the printer On/Off. Value is passed to PCBoard and/or
written to DOOR.SYS and USERS.SYS
F4 - Toggles the Page Bell on/off. Value is passed to PCBoard
and/or written to DOOR.SYS and USERS.SYS
F5 - DOS Shell. Allows SysOp to exit to DOS from inside a DOOR.
F7 - Toggles the Caller Alarm On/Off. Value is passed to PCBoard
and/or written to DOOR.SYS and USERS.SYS
F8 - Returns the caller involuntarily to the BBS.
F9 - Toggles the local display On/Off. Value is passed to PCBoard
and/or written to DOOR.SYS and USERS.SYS
F10 - Activates SysOp CHAT mode within the DOOR.
ESC - Deactivates CHAT mode. DOOR is resumed.
UP - Give the caller extra time while in the DOOR.
DN - Subtract time from the caller while in the DOOR.
HOME - HELP key for Status Line options.
ALT-N - SysOp next on toggle. Value passed to PCBoard. (PCBoard only)
ALT-X - PCBoard will exit after current caller logs off. Value is
passed to PCBoard. Not available on non-PCBoard systems.
SYSOP.CFG contains the following information:
C:\WC30\BULL\bull6.scr 'PATH to color bulletin.
C:\WC30\BULL\bull6.bbs 'PATH to ASCII bulletin.
4987102 '1st combination number.
38902 '2nd combination number.
678208 '3rd combination number.
2340870 '4th combination number.
The PRIZE VAULT currently contains a FREE 'PRIZE description
GAME PACK to the cracker of the vault! This 'PRIZE description
is normally a $50 package! 'PRIZE description
'PRIZE description
'PRIZE description
'PRIZE description
'PRIZE description
'Was the vault cracked YES or NO
'Who cracked the vault
'DATE the vault was cracked
TOM WILDONER 'Last user of the door
5000000 'Your HIGH number
02-29-1992 'Date Prize Vault was reset
50 'Number of attempts/play
2 'Number of plays/day
Running PV43 with the command string SETUP (i.e. PV43 SETUP) will help
you setup your PATH to the bulletins, reset the combination, and reset
the door statistics. Running the SETUP program will be the easiest way
to get the door running. But, if you wish to use your favorite text editor,
here are a few hints:
--- Your SYSOP.CFG file must have all 21 lines.
--- Your prize description is allowed 7 lines, each line
cannot exceed 45 characters.
INITIAL SETUP OF BULLETINS:
==========================
Prize Vault only creates a bulletin when there is a winner. Sometimes this
will take some time to accomplish! I have included two bulletins which
you can place in your bulletin directory until you have your first winner.
They are WINNER.SCR (color bulletin) and WINNER.BBS (mono bulletin). Just
rename them and copy them into your bulletin directory. They simply state
that nobody has cracked the combination yet.
FUTURE VERSIONS:
================
What would you like to see added?
VERSION HISTORY:
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Version 0.10 BETA..... concept designed and written.
Version 0.30 BETA..... BETA release made public as FREEWARE.
Version 1.00 ......... Corrected bugs in the LINE 25 SYSOP screen.
Version 1.20 ......... Added a new opening screen.
Add some "beeps" to the remote location.
Cleaned up the code a little.
Version 2.00 ......... Registration required for this version.
MAJOR improvements to screens & code.
Added a mono LOG file.
Version 2.20 ......... Added a color and mono LOG file.
Added a color and mono WINNER's screen.
Added the ability to limit the user by the number
of tries instead of time.
Revised VAULTRES.EXE and VM.EXE to handle the
new COMB.DAT format.
Version 3.00 ......... All external files placed within the new code.
Now using BASIC PDS v7.1 for the program. Internal
bulletin generation. Added new KEY file approach,
your KEY will unlock the full version of this and
future releases.
Version 3.01 ......... Minor bug fix -- winner announcement.
Version 3.10 ......... Fix for unlocked com ports.
Version 4.00 ......... Basically a complete re-write of the door,
switched to new door routines.
Version 4.10 ......... Fixed problem with OVERFLOW error. Limit numbers
to 9 digits (i.e. 0 to 999,999,999).
Version 4.20 ......... Problem fixed with PV overwriting your first
digit of the combination.
Version 4.30 ......... Updated to the newest door routines. Included the
old PVEXTRA.EXE program as part of the main code
using the command line SETUP.
That's all there is to it! If you have any problems or questions
please feel free to call the T&J BBS at (717)325-9481.
See the REGISTER.TXT for information on registering.