[comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d] Wanderer Score file

fraserr@byzantine.UUCP (Ross Fraser) (04/17/89)

I've been using the EGA version of Wanderer for about a week now, and it's
great. But what is the password for editing the scores file? Even with
the no_psw option, it wants a password, and I want to clean up some
mis-typed names.

Also, is the EXIT the only way to advance to the next level?
-- 
  Ross Fraser @ AG Communication Systems, Phoenix AZ    

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toma@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Tom Almy) (04/18/89)

In article <42b00bd4.144c9@byzantine.UUCP> fraserr@byzantine.UUCP (Ross Fraser) writes:
>I've been using the EGA version of Wanderer for about a week now, and it's
>great. But what is the password for editing the scores file? Even with
>the no_psw option, it wants a password, and I want to clean up some
>mis-typed names.

Don't worry about the password!

The score file has no encryption.  You can edit it with either a binary
editor (such as in PC Tools or Norton Utilities) or a text editor that handles
binary (such as Epsilon or EMACS).  The fields are fixed length with null
fill.  While you are editing, you can change your highest level so that you
can "~" to any puzzle!

>
>Also, is the EXIT the only way to advance to the next level?

See the previous answer!

Tom Almy
toma@tekgvs.labs.tek.com
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packer@h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu (Michael A Packer,318 Knapp,,2928607) (04/19/89)

From article <4958@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM>, by toma@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Tom Almy):
> In article <42b00bd4.144c9@byzantine.UUCP> fraserr@byzantine.UUCP (Ross Fraser) writes:
>>I've been using the EGA version of Wanderer for about a week now, and it's
>>great. But what is the password for editing the scores file? Even with
>>the no_psw option, it wants a password, and I want to clean up some
>>mis-typed names.
> 
> Don't worry about the password!

	In case you are still worrying about the password:

	I just looked and the password is 'tina' 

> 
> The score file has no encryption.  You can edit it with either a binary
> editor (such as in PC Tools or Norton Utilities) or a text editor that handles
> binary (such as Epsilon or EMACS).  The fields are fixed length with null
> fill.  While you are editing, you can change your highest level so that you
> can "~" to any puzzle!

  I need some help here  on figuring how to change the levels, mine
 has my name but then a bunch of null characters as you stated then
something such as F-m^ (what does this mean) help would be appreciated.


michael a. packer
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swh@hpcupt1.HP.COM (Steve Harrold) (04/20/89)

Re: Wanderer et al.

Try:   wanderer -?    and get a display of runtime parameters, including
how to get it to start on a screen of your choice instead of going back
to screen 1.

(Pst, the password is:    "tina")

zu@ethz.UUCP (Urs Zurbuchen) (04/21/89)

In article <347@h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu> packer@h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu (Michael A Packer,318 Knapp,,2928607) writes:
>From article <4958@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM>, by toma@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Tom Almy):
>> In article <42b00bd4.144c9@byzantine.UUCP> fraserr@byzantine.UUCP (Ross Fraser) writes:
>> Don't worry about the password!
>
>
Originally, I intended to include a field in the Configuration Data File
which lets you change the Password. But due to some error in coding the
level jumping routine the password is stored at four or five different
places in the executable. The next version will correct this (but why
should we have a password, then :-) ? ).

>> fill.  While you are editing, you can change your highest level so that you
>> can "~" to any puzzle!
The password for changing the score file as well as the password for
level jumping is 'tina'. No use to fiddle with the score file this way.

>  I need some help here  on figuring how to change the levels, mine
> has my name but then a bunch of null characters as you stated then
>something such as F-m^ (what does this mean) help would be appreciated.
For those of you who just can't live without it. Here is the structure
definition for the score file entries:

typedef struct
    {
    char howdead[25];
    char name[20];
    long score;
    int  level;
    int  maxlevel;
    int  uid;
    } score_entry;

		Hope this let's you sleep again.
			...urs