[Frugal]

Originally Posted by caimakale

If I made a hack calling the ebux field from the user table it wouldn't find it because you have it renamed to ucash. It would have to be a pretty big hack to do that as most hacks will use the functions CMX has built in, but nonetheless it is a possibility.

Hehe anything is possible, but as you say the points field is a user configurable variable, it is not hard coded so one would hope any hacker worth his salt would use the built in functions rather than hard coding it when CMX designed it to be user configurable. However in the event of a fantastic but hard coded hack being released it is just 1 query and the field is again called eBux. Of course until that day I can use several hacks with ebux that were designed for ucash, as well as vbookie I also use the league system that uses the ucash points field.

Mind you, I never really intended to get into a debate on the merits of file editing vs sql queries, which is best is down to the needs and preferences of the individual forum owner. I originally suggested the file edit method on page 24 and when the guy had no success I posted the sql query on page 25 which got him up and running, as lots of others have reported success with those instructions I continued to favour the sql method. My only motivation was to help those wanting to integrate vbookie and eBux and now that there is a comprehensive post giving both options we should find less people having difficulty in this area.

Thanks for your input though, it is always good to have the pro's and cons from many sources so that people can make an informed choice about which method suits them best.

Frugal