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============================
S C R A M B L E !
============================
(C)1991,92 T&J SOFTWARE
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 3.6 06/06/92
By
Tom Wildoner
397 West Broadway
Jim Thorpe, PA
18229
VOICE (717)325-9480
From
The T&J BBS
(717)325-9481
12/24/9600/14400
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.
SUPPORT:
========
Please feel free to call me at my BBS number or voice number. Word
lists will be available on my BBS for download as they are prepared.
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.
REGISTERING:
============
The tournament mode is disabled until registered. Scramble will only
pick words from word list number one until registered. Scramble will
only use the first 25 words from word list one until registered.
Once registered -- simply call T&J BBS to download a new KEY file and
it will unlock all the features of the registered version including
the full 2000+ word lists!
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.
--- Makes TOP TEN ANSI & ASCII bulletins.
--- NO BRUN module needed for play.
--- BETA tested on five different boards.
--- Use of HOT KEYS while in the door.
--- Support BBS available.
--- Easily RESET the entire program.
--- Self maintaining no maintenance required.
--- Door resets every month to give ALL players a chance.
INSTALLATION: IMPORTANT!!!!!!!
==================================
First run RESET program! This will reset all score and place the current
month in the SYSOP.CFG file. This program only needs to run initially,
or whenever you want to reset everything from scratch. To run the reset
program simply type: SCRAM36 RESET
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.
LEMON30 LEMON.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:
LEMON30 LEMON.CFG /5
or using the PCBDRIVE procedure: SET IRQ=5 and use
LEMON30 LEMON.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.
BONUS CATAGORIES:
=================
Changing the catagories in SCRAMBLE.CAT: This file contains a listing of
catagories that you feel deserve BONUS points! If a word is picked and it
is from this catagory, BONUS points will be awarded.
IMPORTANT!!: This file must contain 20 catagories! Simply enter a "" in
the lines that do not contain data. Looking at the SCRAMBLE.CAT file will
show you the proper setup. This file comes all ready for you -- As you add
word lists, or new lists become available from T&J Software, you be told
what to add to this file.
YOUR CONFIGURATION FILE:
========================
Change the SYSOP.CFG file to meet your needs:
25
8
275
5
N
C:\WC30\BULL\BULL99.SCR
C:\WC30\BULL\BULL99.BBS
LINE 1: Number of words/play a user may attempt.
LINE 2: Number of WORDx.TXT files you have.
LINE 3: Number of words per WORDx.TXT file.
LINE 4: Current month. Used for resetting the scores monthly!
LINE 5: Tournament mode (Y or N)
LINE 6: Path to your color bulletin.
LINE 7: Path to your ASCII bulletin.
The only items you need to set initially are lines 5, 6, and 7. The
first four lines will all be configured for you. You can alter line one
if you feel 25 words per play is too low or high.
TOURNAMENT MODE:
================
Turning tournament mode on does the following: The first player of the
day will have to wait a few seconds until the tournament words are
selected. Next, the tournament words will be compiled into a file
called TOURNY.TXT. All users who play today will get the same words
(scrambled differently). The tournament generator will look at your
SYSOP.CFG file, look at line one (for the number of words), and will
pick that number of words randomly from all your WORDx.TXT files. The
tournament mode is dissabled until the door is registered.
The above file will come configured to the word lists which are shipped
with the game. As you add word lists, simply change lines 2 and 3 to
reflect the changes! Scramble currently ships with 2000+ words!
LOCAL MODE:
===========
To run in LOCAL mode simply run SCRAMBLE using the LOCAL.BAT file:
EXAMPLE: LOCAL
OR: SCRAM36 LOCAL
RESETTING:
==========
Scramble will reset at the first of each month -- no maintenance
needed. However, you can reset Scramble any time you wish using the
RESET command string. ---> SCRAM36 RESET
WORD LISTS:
===========
Scramble currently ships with 8 word lists -- each list contains 275
words! You can have up to 50 word lists (WORD1.TXT to WORD50.TXT), but
each list must have the same number of words. Let's say you make your own
word list containing 275 words. This will be your 9th word list. Name
your word list WORD9.TXT and place it in your SCRAMBLE directory. Next,
change line 2 of your SYSOP.CFG file to 9 -- that's it, Scramble will
now accept words from your word list!
If you start making word lists, please UL them to my BBS so I can
incorporate them into future versions and make them available to other
Scramble users to DL. If you contribute word lists, I will make some
deductions from future door game registration fees for you.
VERIFYING WORD LISTS:
====================
Running Scramble with the command string VERIFY will verify your current
and future word lists. Run verify by typing SCRAM36 VERIFY
Verify will check your word lists for the following:
1.] Words >12 characters
2.] Words <4 characters
3.] Word lists without enough words
Verify will read your SYSOP.CFG file and find how many word lists you have,
it will then read your SYSOP.CFG file for the number of words per list.
Verify will generate a report called REPORT.TXT which will contain a
detailed listing showing where the problems are.
If verify aborts for any reason, there is one of two problems:
1.] Your word list has too few words.
2.] There are blank lines at the end of the text file.
Correct the problems and the rerun verify.
FUTURE VERSIONS:
================
---> What would you like to see added? Just let me know.
VERSION HISTORY:
================
Version 1.00 ......... First release. 2/2/91
Version 1.10 ......... Maintenance update. Changed BBS name. 8/17/91
Version 2.00 ......... Now using BASIC PDS v7.1, all external files
placed inside the main code, now support WC!
2.x and 3.x, added tournament mode. 10/1/91
Version 2.10 ......... Fix for BBS running with com port unlocked.
Other small mods made also. 02/01/92
Version 3.00 ......... Converted to DoorFrame routines -- facelift
for the program. 02/23/92
Version 3.10 ......... Recompiled using newer DoorFrame routines and
added new bulletin routines. 04-17-1992
Version 3.50 ......... Cleaned the code a little, added the ability
to view the TOP TEN while in the door, got
rid of the SEXTRA program, made a new RESET
program, moved tournament routines inside the
main code. 05-16-92
Version 3.60 ......... Verify and Setup have been moved into the main
code. Door updated with the newest door routines.
05-24-92
Version 3.60 ......... Fixed small problem with Scramble not resetting
the scores monthly. 06-06-92
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.
Future add on word lists will be available to DL from my BBS.
See the REGISTER.TXT file for registering.
Your users will get a lot of duplicate words until the game is
registered.