Add-On Releases - vBookie for vBulletin 4

Please See the first post for a F.A.Q.
I will endevour to link to useful posts within this thread there as I spot them. You should check there before posting issues etc.

This is a port of vBookie for vBulletin 3.5 by Andreas which was a port of vBookie - vBulletin Betting Hack by tjdrico. Permission was given by tjdrico to port this.

vBookie is a 'bookmakers' or betting extension to vBulletin. It enables authorised members to post Events and Outcomes that forum members can bet on. Each Outcome has its own set of odds, and odds can be modified through the life of an Event (bets that are placed are stored with the prevailing odds, so even if the odds change, your users are paid at the correct rate).

Once the results are known, Events can be settled and forums members awarded their winnings.

vBookie uses its own vCash by default, but this has no more use than as 'bragging rights'.

Although vBookie does not have any built-in facility to integrate with any other store hacks, it's a very simple job to hack vBookie itself to integrate it with any store/points system you care to use.

Install Instructions
1. Unzip product file
2. Upload files from 'Upload' folder to your forum
3. Install product XML
[S]4. Edit "newthread" template as per readme.txt ionstructions[/S]
5. Set usergroup permissions
6. Set vBookie settings
7. Enjoy.
8. Check out Dismounted's Activity Stream addon
9. Click Mark As Installed and Rate

Upgrade instructions
same as above, but undo edits made in point 4 if upgrading from pre 4.0.7! (see readme.txt for more info)

Version Control
4.0.0 (19 Jan '10 ) - Initial Release
4.0.1 (21 Jan '10 ) - Removed some junk from templates, added enable private bets option
4.0.2 (24 Jan '10 ) - fixed options for hiding vcash, added some more stuff to teh settings screen, added some vCash utilities (reset balances, give to everyone, set default balance) and fixed some template bugs.
4.0.3 (25 Jan '10) - fixed bugs I introduced in 4.0.2 see post #109
4.0.4 (25 Jan '10) - fixed time zone not being saved, can delete events, + plus a couple other things.
4.0.5 (Australia Day '10) - no longer uses bitfields for permissions, fixed vCash display, fixed stats page error
4.0.6 (27 Jan '10) - fixed TABLE PREFIX issue in vBookie stats page
4.0.7 (23 Mar '10) - fixed redirect bug when editing events, fixed display of cash holdings in events, added plugin to make template mods (no template mods needed now) and updated code to 4.0.2 standards, added hooks for vbcredits integration.
NOTE 0- if upgrading from pre 4.0.7, you will need to eitehr revert your "newthread" temp[late, or manually undo template edits as there is now a plugin which does this for you. Check teh readme.txt in the archive for more info.
4.0.8 (31 May '10) - hopefully fixed bug with updating number of outcomes when editing events. To upgrade from previous version (4.0.7) just overwrite vbookie.php
4.0.9 (25 July 10) - Added ability to select Reputation points for currency. Phrased had coded text. Fixed bug in displaying vCash balance in postbit.
4.2.0 (21 August 12) Added in navigation manager Code for vBulletin 4.2, disabled old nav plugin
4.2.1 (24 January 13) Added missing template, fixed Nav code, fixed some small bugs

[wrestlepower]

Getting a database error when i attempt to abandon an event.

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: navbar in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 3893

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/forums/public_html/vbookie.php(999) : eval()'d code on line 1

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: vbookie_confirm_abandon_event in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 3893

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/forums/public_html/vbookie.php(1002) : eval()'d code on line 2

[Steelersfan]

Also, since I upgraded I can't bet on events. All usergroups/forum persmissions seem ok.... Just no place to input bet.

[wrestlepower]

Yip, same here steelersfan, as well as the db error i posted earlier.

[Steelersfan]

Originally Posted by wrestlepower

Yip, same here steelersfan, as well as the db error i posted earlier.

I got the same DB error as you also on the abandon event.

[jonty]

Small 'bug' :Changing the phrase for 'vcash' doesn't change the postbit (legacy).

[iguano]

Originally Posted by dartho

New version, fixed a couple things and added a few AdminCP options (mostly for vCash users)

Can now
change default vCash figure
give vCash to all users
reset vCash balance for all users

great

[TimberFloorAu]

Ok few issues:

1. if we set the date as today 25. Jan 2010 12pm settle bets same as this date, when we view event it takes 24 hours off that set time ie. 24. Jan 2010 12pm

2. vcash has gone in postbit

3. global change of vbookie to other phrase doesnt change all instances.

4. still cannot figure out how to delete an event.

Example:
January 25 2010 05.00am

This is what displays in THREAD:

This event will accept bets until 25-01-2010 at 04:00 AM
This event will pay out after 25-01-2010 at 04:00 AM

Each time we return to edit event, this changes by one hour when we re-post. + GMT keeps resetting to London time

Plus when we edit event we get this on the page:

1:1:1:1:1

[TimberFloorAu]

Getting db error when clicking Bet Statistics.

Database error in vBulletin 4.0.1:

Invalid SQL:
;

MySQL Error   : Query was empty
Error Number  : 1065
Request Date  : Monday, January 25th 2010 @ 08:02:18 AM
Error Date    : Monday, January 25th 2010 @ 08:02:18 AM
Script        : http://www.yobromofo.com/forum/vbookie.php?do=stats
Referrer      : http://www.yobromofo.com/forum/vbookie.php
IP Address    : 124.186.98.206
Username      : TimberFloorAu
Classname     : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.0.87-community

[dartho]

OK - have just gone through and looked.

Originally Posted by Steelersfan

Any chance that when viewing an even to bet on it can show the amount you have to bet with?

Can do

Originally Posted by wrestlepower

Getting a database error when i attempt to abandon an event.


Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: navbar in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 3893

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/forums/public_html/vbookie.php(999) : eval()'d code on line 1

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: vbookie_confirm_abandon_event in [path]/includes/functions.php on line 3893

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/forums/public_html/vbookie.php(1002) : eval()'d code on line 2

Fixed

Originally Posted by Steelersfan

Also, since I upgraded I can't bet on events. All usergroups/forum persmissions seem ok.... Just no place to input bet.

Fixed

Originally Posted by jonty

Small 'bug' :Changing the phrase for 'vcash' doesn't change the postbit (legacy).

Fixed

Originally Posted by TimberFloorAu

Ok few issues:

1. if we set the date as today 25. Jan 2010 12pm settle bets same as this date, when we view event it takes 24 hours off that set time ie. 24. Jan 2010 12pm

I can;t reproduce this - is it actaully 24 hours? There is a time zone issue where it will disaply in GMT even if you have selected a diff TZ when making teh book.

2. vcash has gone in postbit

Can't re-produce this one either?

3. global change of vbookie to other phrase doesnt change all instances.

Correct - you'll need to search and replace on vBookie as the word 'vBookie' appears in other phrases (such as "Edit vBookie Event"). That change only changes teh phrase "vBookie"

4. still cannot figure out how to delete an event.

You can;t as such. You can abandon an event. You can of course delete the thread containing a vBookie event

Each time we return to edit event, this changes by one hour when we re-post. + GMT keeps resetting to London time

I'm still looking into the GMT issue, but can;t reproduce teh 1 hour one

Plus when we edit event we get this on the page:
1:1:1:1:1

fixed this one...

I'll release a 4.0.3 version now which fixes as stated above and keep looking at the other issues.

[TimberFloorAu]

Thanks Mate.

I have rolled back to previous version until all is working fine.

Respect :up: Ste