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

[share4vn.com]

My settings: start day < end day > current time
but all events can't bet >'<
Can you help me make an event without CLOSED please

[dartho]

@share4vn - can you give me a link to your site? PM if needed

[nonstoprob]

I read here that people have similar bugs with vbookie stats. (4.0.7)

I get a database error with: Query was empty

What is the workaround??

And is there a way to show your vcash-amount near your posts? (like joindate, location an no. of posts)

[dartho]

I'm suprised that issue is happening - but the way to get around it would be to create an event.

vCash should already be showing in your postbit template.

[Delilahs]

Originally Posted by Delilahs

Tried that and it does let me add a new event. the original url was..

http:///forum/showthread.php/1581-this-is-a-test

I changed it to. http:///forum/vbookie.php?t=1581&do=newevent

and it works no problem, so it looks like a rewrite url problem

gone through the url rewrite options in vbulletin, and changing them doesn't rectify it either.

Dartho, is there a work around for this problem? < I've tried all sorts of things and it just isn't having any of it

[BF777]

I just upgraded to VB 4.03 and now the "Post New Event" button is missing. I'm no longer provided with the option to post an event. I've checked the settings. I'm authorized to create an event and all the plug ins are active. Why am I still not able to post an event?

[BF777]

Update: I figured out the problem. When I upgraded, I reverted the newthread template. Adding the additional code noted in the readme.txt file solved the issue. I can now post events again!

[Delilahs]

BF77, where abouts did you add the code because the readme text says to remove it, I'm having trouble adding new events so this could solve it for me

[nonstoprob]

We still have a (big) problem with vCash / vBookie on our forum.

I have hacked it so far, that it shows the ammount of vCash near the users.. but the statistics and the betting doesnt work!!

Where do I have to look to fix this? Or what do I have to change??

MySQL Error : Query was empty
Error Number : 1065
Request Date : Monday, May 17th 2010 @ 03:01:47 PM
Error Date : Monday, May 17th 2010 @ 03:01:47 PM
Script : http://www.mixfight.nl/forum/vbookie.php?do=stats
Referrer : http://www.mixfight.nl/forum/vbookie.php

[dartho]

Try editing vbookie.php and replace: (line 613 - 619)

PHP Code:

    $result = vbookie_get_richest();
    $richest_people = '';
    while ($bit = $db->fetch_array($result)) 
    {
        $user = $bit['username'];
        $richest_people .= construct_phrase($vbphrase['x_has_a_total_of_y'], $user, $bit['cash']);
    } 


with

PHP Code:

//    $result = vbookie_get_richest();
    $richest_people = '';
//    while ($bit = $db->fetch_array($result)) 
//    {
//        $user = $bit['username'];
//        $richest_people .= construct_phrase($vbphrase['x_has_a_total_of_y'], $user, $bit['cash']);
//    } 


and let me know how it goes