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THE BOOKIE JOINT (c) MCMXC No Anchovies Enterprises ALL RIGHTS RESERVED This computer software is distributed as is with no warranties either expressed or implied. The author of this software will in no way be held responsible for damages resulting from using this product. This software is distributed as shareware which allows you to use it on a trial basis for a period not to exceed 30 days. By using this software beyond the trial period, you agree to the terms of this license agreement and disclaimer of warranty. This software may not be reproduced in any manner without the written consent of it's author - Frank Capo Registration of this software entitles you to use it on one computer for your own personal use. You may not transfer it in any way to any other person or computer without written permission of the author. SUPPORT SHAREWARE and your FELLOW SYSOPS page 1 What's it all about? The BOOKIE JOINT is a football betting game (intended for amusement only, of course) that will give your users a chance to pit their football handicapping skills against each other. Unlike most BBS games, The BOOKIE JOINT gets its input from REAL LIFE football games making it as unpredictable as football itself and a door that will become "new" with each passing week and each new football season. As SysOp, you have the responsibility of deciding which games to enter into each week's schedule and gathering and entering the data needed to make the the whole thing come alive (this data can be found in most newspapers). The BOOKIE JOINT is written in QuickBASIC 4.5 using the GAPQBDR library. As such, it is intended for GAP and PCBOARD systems but can easily be adapted to most others using one of the many conversion utilities available. Dave Bucci of The Happy Hacker BBS (216-992-6930) has had no problem running this door on his Wildcat system using the PRELOG conversion utility. page 2 Setting up The BOOKIE JOINT: You need to create a configuration text file. Call it anything as long as the name conforms to DOS specs. I've included a "SAMPLE.CFG" file in the archive to assist you. This config file *** MUST *** have five lines. Each line *** MUST *** have the following (tailored to your system): line 1 ->c:\bbs <- The path to your BBS main directory line 2 ->No Anchovies IV <- The name of your BBS line 3 ->0 <- 0 if you run GAP, 1 if you run PCBOARD line 4 ->c:\bbs\bulls\file <- The path & filename for ANSI bulletin line 5 ->c:\bbs\bulls\file <- The path & filename for ASCII bulletin NOTE: The bulletins feature of The BOOKIE JOINT can be disabled by entering the word NONE on line 4 and line 5. Anything other than the word NONE will be interpreted as a path\filename and, if the program can't find the path, it will error out. You'll also need some way to start The BOOKIE JOINT. Use the method you use for your other doors. Usually, this means writing a BAT file - something like this: echo off cd \bbs\doors\bookie <- path to The BOOKIE JOINT's directory bookie bookie.cfg <- invokes the door with config file name cd \bbs <- change back to BBS main dir bbs <- run the BBS page 3 Before starting it up: Before initial startup (and starting new seasons thereafter) you need to check a few files and edit them if need be. These files are: 1 - COLTEAM.TXT - Contains the names of the college teams you wish to have available for the season. It's a standard ASCII file and can be edited with your text editor. THIS FILE CAN BE EDITED DURING THE SEASON BUT MAKE SURE YOU ADD NEW DATA TO THE END OF IT. NEVER ENTER NEW TEAMS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FILE. Also, line #1 of this file MUST have the EXACT number of teams contained in the file. If you add new teams, change this number. 2 - PROTEAM.TXT - Contains the names & abbreviations of the Pro teams. It's ASCII and can be edited - BUT - there cannot be more than 28 teams contained in the file. When the NFL expands, I'll have to rewrite things a bit. Each team entry consists of the team's name on a line and the team's abbreviation on the following line. Abbreviations MUST be no more than 3 characters. Teams are grouped BY DIVISION in the following order: NFC WEST NFC CENTRAL NFC EAST AFC WEST AFC CENTRAL AFC EAST 3 - BOOKSTUP.TXT - Contains information VITAL to the door's operation. There MUST be exactly 5 lines: Line 1 -- 90 <- Current season (last 2 digits of year) Line 2 -- 1 <- Current COLLEGE betting week Line 3 -- 1 <- Current PRO betting week Line 4 -- 10000 <- Amount to open new accounts with Line 5 -- 500 <- Maximum allowable bet per game NOTES: Line 1 is the last 2 digits of the current season. Even if the year changes during the season, keep this number the same. Lines 2 & 3 are maintained by the door itself. All you need to do is make sure you start a new season with both lines set to '1'. Do not edit these two lines after a season starts. Line 4 should be kept at an amount that will make the users fear running out of money. Too high here and the game loses some realism. Too low and you make it difficult for a user to survive a whole season. Do not edit this number after a season starts. Line 5 cannot exceed 30000. It can be changed during the season, but make sure you make it fair to all users. If you have a registered version of The BOOKIE JOINT, you'll also need to make sure your 'SERIES' files are in order. For a new installation, this means unpacking the SERIES.ZIP file. The SERIES files are maintained by the door and MUST be kept from season to season to allow for game continuity. page 4 Starting The BOOKIE JOINT: OK, now you're ready to fire it up!!! You may have noticed by now that The BOOKIE JOINT is in two parts. There are 2 .EXE's. BOOKIE.EXE is the actual door. BOOKSYS.EXE is the SysOp utility part of the system. Assuming all is well, run the BOOKSYS.EXE file from the DOS prompt, ENTER THE CONFIG FILE NAME ON THE COMMAND LINE!!! You'll notice the SysOp Utilities menu is in 2 parts. The first 3 choices are functions you'll perform weekly during the season. The last 4 choices (4-7) are FOR EMERGENCY ONLY. There's always a chance that something unexpected can happen, be it system errors or SysOp errors. Thus the reasons for these last 4 menu selections. The SysOp Utilities: 1- Enter/Edit/Update weekly schedules. DO THIS FIRST! Entering week- ly schedules is done in TWO PARTS. If the file for a new week doesn't exist (it shouldn't unless schedule files are available ahead of time), you'll be asked if you want to create it. YES!!! Next you enter the date and time of each game, a description of the game (if desired), and the home and away team numbers. Follow the prompts. Now, from the utilities menu, choose #1 again. This time you will be told that the file exists and if you want to Add to or Edit the file. Choose EDIT. You'll see a list the games you entered and now you must enter the favored teams (if any) and the point spreads for each game. NOTE: It is VERY possible that a complete set of regular season NFL schedule files will be available for each season. This will take some of the work out of running The BOOKIE JOINT. if these files are available, all you'll need to do is edit them each week putting in the favored team numbers and the point spreads. This information can be found in almost any newspaper. Postseason (playoff) schedules and college schedules will be left up to you. Also, this function is used to enter the final scores for each game by again choosing to EDIT the schedule. FOLLOW THE PROMPTS!!! After editing a game, you're asked if you want to update GAME stats. Answer YES. If you've entered final scores, you'll be asked if you want to update the TEAM stats. Answer YES ONLY AFTER YOU'RE SURE ALL GAME DATA IS ACCURATE!!! In cases where you're just entering point spreads and favored teams, you will not be asked to update TEAM stats. 2- Update User Accounts, Collect/Payoff bets. This function should be performed after AND ONLY AFTER you've entered final scores for each game on the weekly schedule and updated all the TEAM stats (#1 above). There's not much to it really. It does all the work for you. Just make sure you've entered all the data necessary to make each game on the schedule final. 3- Open a new betting week. This function is used after the above 2 steps have been completed. You should have a schedule of games (and point spreads for each game) ready to go for the new week. If not, simply go to step 1 above (menu choice #1) and Enter/Edit the new week's schedule. page 5 SysOp function keys available: F5 Shell to DOS F8 Twit User <- puts user back to BBS F10 Initiate CHAT Control-F10 Answer Page Home User Stats End Show keys available Page Down Secondary User Stats UP Arrow Increase user's time left by 5 minutes (per keypress) DOWN Arrow Decrease user's time left by 5 minutes (per keypress) ------------------------------------------ About The BOOKIE JOINT's other files: BOOKWLC <- Mono welcome screen BOOKWLCG <- Color welcome screen BOOKMNU <- Mono Menu screen BOOKMNUG <- Color Menu screen BOOKINF <- Mono general information file BOOKINFG <- Color general information file The above are somewhat standard ASCII and ANSI files. The G on the end denotes an ANSI color file. Editing these files is NOT recommended. More files: COLTEAM.DAT <- Random access file. Created and maintained by the door. Contains COLLEGE team data. PROTEAM.DAT <- Random access file. Created and maintained by the door. Contains PRO team data. BOOKUSER.DAT <- Random access file. Created and maintained by the door. Contains user's name, wins, losses, ties and account balance. xWEEK-nn <- Random access file. Created and maintained by the door. Contains weekly schedule data. xBETS-nn <- Random access file. Created and maintained by the door. Contains user's weekly betting information. ------------------------------------------ All of the above may confuse you at first. But, as with any new piece of software, it will untangle itself after a few go-'rounds. If there are questions or problems concerning any functions of or any other aspect of The BOOKIE JOINT, you can reach me on my BBS (216-466-1152) or call The Happy Hacker (216-992-6930). I can also be reached on Compuserve (74156,3514), EXEC-PC, and Rusty & Edie's. page 6 Registration: The unregistered version of The BOOKIE JOINT will not allow for more than 5 users in the data file and does not come with SERIES data files (see below). To register, send check or money order for $20.00 (US) to: No Anchovies 1205 Lake Ave. Ashtabula, OH. 44004 Registration entitles you to any updates due to bug fixes. You will also receive a set of 28 'SERIES' data files which contain NFL game stats dating back to 1984 for use with the 'Past Performances' feature of The BOOKIE JOINT. Also, you will be given any schedule files that become available (as soon as I get my hands on an official NFL schedule). Enhanced versions of The BOOKIE JOINT may become available at a reduced price to registered users, however, no enhancements are planned at this time. Please include your name and your BBS name and number. You will receive the registered version by return mail or I will upload it to your BBS. I have found that in most cases, uploading the files to your BBS is the fastest and easiest way to distribute my doors. ADDENDUM -------- Registered versions of The BOOKIE JOINT now include schedule files. These files are in 'BOOKSKED.ZIP'. Also included is a utility called 'TCHANGER.EXE' which will edit the schedule files to reflect time zone differences (if other than Eastern). If you're in a time zone other than Eastern, use TCHANGER.EXE and follow the simple procedure for converting your data files.