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It isn't full of advertisements and limitations. If you choose to register your copy, the UNREGISTERED notice and the opening delay will be eliminated. See REGISTER.TXT for more information on the benefits of registering. FILES AND DESCRIPTIONS ______________________ The archive includes the following files: WHOSAID.EXE -- The main executable file SAMPLE.CFG -- The sample configuration file WHOSAID.DAT -- The main trivia data file WHOSAID.HIS -- Release History SCREENS.ZIP -- Screens for the WHOSAID\SCREENS sub directory SYSOP.DOC -- The installation instructions...(this file) QUIKUP.DOC -- Quick installation instructions. REGISTER.TXT -- Information and registration form...This will give you a personalized door and support. DOOR.BAT -- Sample door batch file DONOR.CL -- Your door sponsor file (only displays in the registered version.) ERROR.QB -- QuickBasic error codes that DoorFrame uses for your troubleshooting and reference INSTALL.BAT -- Your installation batch file. Use it to make your installation easy! INSTALLATION Who Said That? Trivia -3- ____________ Installation is quite simple and straight-forward. Follow these steps and examples and you should be up and running in a matter of minutes. Although Who Said That Trivia is an easy program to install on most BBS's, there may be some who have trouble. Support is available in those situations. 1) Create a directory to hold all WHOSAID files (I use C:\WC30\GAMES\WHOSAID on my Wildcat! board) 2) Unzip WHOSAIDx.ZIP into the above directory 3) Run INSTALL.BAT <-Important as it creates the directory structure! 4) Create a configuration file, with a name of your choice or modify the SAMPLE.CFG file which is enclosed. 5) Create a door batch file or use the sample enclosed. 6) Modify your particular BBS System Menus to add the door. The BBS setup varies depending on the type BBS software you are running. We assume you are familiar with the general DOOR setup on your system. Therefore our description includes only examples of the WHOSAID specific configuration file and door batch file. Refer to your BBS documentation for door installation on your particular software. BBS USER FILES -------------- The BBS user file provides information to WHOSAID, such as COM port, user name, time allowed in the door, etc. This file is necessary for the game to function. The complete path\filename of the BBS user file must be passed to WHOSAID.EXE as the 1st parameter in the command line. The user file is created by your BBS EACH time a user runs a door....The BBS USER file has a different name on each type of BBS. When you create your WHOSAID configuration file, you must tell WHOSAID the name for your particular BBS system. The following is a list of the user files used by the BBS types we support (we included a typical path). drive\dir\filename C:\WILDCAT\CALLINFO.BBS ──┐ <- For Wildcat! C:\WC30\WCWORK\NODE1\USERINFO.DAT │ <- For Wildcat! 3.x C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS │ <- For PCBoard using PCBOARD.SYS │ only C:\PCB\USERS │ <- For PCBoard using USERS only C:\BBS\DOOR.SYS │ <- For Systems which support │ DOOR.SYS C:\BBS\DORINFOx.DEF │ <- For QBBS/RBB/RA. Replace x │ with Node#. C:\BBS\TRIBBS.SYS │ <- For TriBBS C:\BBS\SFDOORS.DAT ──┘ <- For Spitfire CONFIGURATION FILE Who Said That? Trivia -4- ------------------ One (and only ONE) of the above will be LINE 1 of your configuration file. You MUST specify the path and name (including any extension) correctly if you expect WHOSAID to find it. Sample for Lines 2 through 10 are: C'mon Inn BBS <- Your BBS Name Wild <- SysOp's First Name Fire <- SysOp's Last Name 00000 <- Registration Number 100 <- Minimum security level allowed in door. 35 <- Maximum questions allowed per visit to the door. C:\WC30\BULL\BULL99.SCR <- Path and Name of Color Bulletin C:\WC30\BULL\BULL99.BBS <- Path and Name of ASCii Bulletin WC <- WC Create WC!3.x specific bulls PCB Create PCBoard specific bulls Blank for ANSI & ASCii 2 <- Number of times allowed to play door each day. RIP <- "RIP" create RIP bulletins "N" do not create RIP bulls 15 <- Number of seconds to allow the user to answer each question. The door will accept a timeout as an incorrect answer. The door defaults to 10 seconds. CONFIGURATION EXPLANATION Who Said That? Trivia -5- ------------------------- Edit the Sample.CFG file to suit your individual BBS. You must have all 13 lines and no extra characters. Line 1: This line points to where WHOSAID.EXE will find the callers information file. Just include the line that your particular BBS uses. DO NOT put all of them in the CFG file. Line 2: Place the name of your BBS on this line. Line 3: SysOp's first name goes here. Line 4: SysOp's last name goes here. Line 5: Your Registration Number goes here if registered. If you haven't registered you can still use the door...just enter 00000 until you get your registration number. Line 6: The minimum security level that is allowed in the door. Line 7: Maximum number of questions allowed per visit to the door. I would suggest 25-30 as a reasonable number. The smaller this number, the more likely that the users will continue to use the door. Line 8: Enter the complete path and name of the ANSI bulletin that you want WHOSAID to create. Line 9: Enter the complete path and name of the ASCii bulletin that you want WHOSAID to create. Line 10: "WC" to create WC!3.x specific bulletins or NO for ANSI and ASCii bulletins. "PCB" on this line will enable the program to create PCBoard specific color bulletins. If you Config for WC! or PCB bulletins, place the name of the bulletin on Line 8 of the CFG file. Be sure to add the ".BBS" extension to it. You may leave Line 9 blank but it still MUST be included in the CFG file. Line 11: Number of times users are allowed to enter the door each day. Line 12: Place "RIP" on this line if you wish to create RIP style bulletins. If you do not support or need them, place an "N" on this line. Line 13: Place the number of seconds that you wish to allow to answer each question. (Must be 10 seconds or more.) -------------------------------------------Who Said That? Trivia -6- If you use the sample CFG file be sure to remove all remarks and use a pure ASCII editor such as EDLIN or QEDIT. Word processors typically leave hidden control codes that could cause the program to depart for worlds unknown. Save your newly edited file using any name you want...suggested WHOSAID.CFG. DONOR.CL Registered Users may create a file named DONOR.CL and place it in the door directory. If found, the door will display a prompt thanking them for donating the door. GOODBYE.NO Place this file in the door directory to turn the [G]oodbye option off. DOOR BATCH FILE Create a batch file or modify the sample DOOR.BAT file supplied. This is what you need: @ECHO OFF CLS Keeps a clean screen (optional) CD \DOORS\WHOSAID Change to the WHOSAID door files directory WHOSAID WHOSAID.CFG Run WHOSAID using WHOSAID.CFG configuration Change back to the WCAT BBS directory Restart the BBS. On BBS's which shell to DOS to run the door this line may be omitted or maybe add the word "EXIT." Check your BBS door instructions. This DOOR.BAT file is for Wildcat! 3.x systems using SWAP instead of TERMINATE for doors. MULTIPLE NODES -------------- Create a config file for each node. Each file should have a unique name. EX: WHOSAID1.CFG WHOSAID2.CFG WHOSAID has been tested under LIVECAT and DESQVIEW and performs very well under either or both. COMM PORT IRQs -------------- WHOSAID is written using DoorFrame. DoorFrame supports COM 1-4 on the standard IRQ's - COM1 or COM3 as a standard uses IRQ4 while COM2 and COM4 use IRQ3. If your system uses a non-standard IRQ, add the IRQ number after the configuration filename. Let's assume your Door is called WHOSAID and you want to use COM1 but non-standard IRQ5. The command line passed to your Door would be: WHOSAID WHOSAID.CFG /5 WHOSAID WHOSAID.CFG *5 The /5 tells DoorFrame to use IRQ5 rather than the standard IRQ4 normally used with COM1. No /x parameter is needed for the standard IRQ's. Fossil Driver Support Who Said That? Trivia -7- --------------------- 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: WHOSAID WHOSAID.CFG /FD WHOSAID WHOSAID.CFG *FD This indicates that a Fossil driver is present and should be used. If no Fossil driver is detected, the program will print a message to that effect and exit the door gracefully. TIPS AND TRAPS -------------- Be sure to read all the READ.ME, README.1ST AND UPGRADE.DOC files if they are included in the package. They sometimes contain some very useful information. IF YOU GET AN ERROR: 1. Check every path to make sure you typed it correctly. 2. Check the file name...does it match exactly? 3. Does the configuration filename match? 4. Did you leave off the configuration file extension? If all those seem correct and the door still won't work...get in touch with me and I'll try to track down your problem. When the door is in use...you can use the sysop options listed at the bottom of your screen to chat, increase or decrease the users time or log the user off. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES =================== DoorFrame requires DOS 3.x and up since all files are opened in SHARED mode. When using PCBOARD.SYS, WHOSAID requires that PCBOARD.DAT be in the same directory as PCBOARD.SYS. WHOSAID also accesses the USERS file. When using USERS.SYS, WHOSAID also accesses PCBOARD.SYS, PCBOARD.DAT and the USERS file. The DOOR.SYS used by WHOSAID is the standard 52 line GAP (tm) file. The CALLINFO.BBS used by WHOSAID currently contains 36 lines. DoorFrame doors may now make use of the IRQ environment variable. For example, instead of DOOR DOOR.CFG /5 you can use DOOR DOOR.CFG /%IRQ%. (I use this method here on C'mon Inn BBS for WC! and it works just fine. Use "/%WCIRQID%".) DoorFrame is now aware of the PCBoard environment variables %PCBDRIVE% and %PCBDIR%. If it finds those two variables on the first line of the .CFG file it will substitute the correct drive and path. LEGALITIES Who Said That? Trivia -8- __________ 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. 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. REGISTRATION ____________ This is a full-featured program whose functionality is not hampered in any way, whether you register it or not. It is only $15 to register this door. There is a 10 second delay that is removed once the program has been registered and you'll be able to display the donor.cl file. See REGISTER.TXT. THANKS ------ LOVING THANKS goes out to my husband Jeff for without his persistance, I would have never started my own BBS. (which he now regrets! <G>) SUPER SPECIAL THANKS goes out to my daughter Gina for selecting most of the questions and answers used in the door. And for believing that her mother could finally finish something that she started! <G> SPECIAL THANKS goes out to Dennis Maidon of the PAROLE BOARD BBS in North Carolina for his expertise and assistance in making this game possible. (and for putting up with all of my questions) <VBG> SPECIAL THANKS goes out to Tom Wildoner of T&J Software BBS in Pennsylvania for teaching me how to be a good BETA tester! <BSEG> THANKS TO Ted Freeman the author of DoorFrame, a first class BBS Doors Development Library. May Ted be remembered always in the fine programs he created. WHO SAID THAT TRIVIA is written using MicroSoft's Visual Basic for DOS v1.0. VB/DOS is copyright 1992, MicroSoft Inc. Additional Information Who Said That? Trivia -9- ============================================================================== If for some reason you do not wish to support RIP graphics, create a file named "RIP.NO" and place it in the door directory. The game should automatically reset the scores at the beginning of each month. The door will reject an answer selection that contains "N/A". This means that you can also include TRUE/FALSE questions in the database or even limit the questions to three answers. This is for registered users only. If a user times-out on a question, the door will accept that as an incorrect answer. The game creates additional files during it's operation and after setup. These need to remain in your door directory. It will also create a .LOG file showing your door usage.