Code Hunter: The UBB™ Game

UBB.Dev

Think you know your UBB™ code? Prove it!

Code Hunter is a new UBBDev Contest/Game.

Here are the rules. Below are 5 snippets of code from random UBB files. It is your job to identify them. You will have 1 week to get you guesses in. The person who gets the most right, first is the winner for the week and will receive a special avatar.

Entries must be mailed to codehunter@ubbdev.com. DO NOT post responses in the forums, they will be deleted and you will be ineligible to participate in future games. Moderators and Administrators are welcome to play, however, Charles Capps, Ted O'Neill and Dave Dreezer are not

In your entry you must identify the following:

The file name
where it can be located (i.e. subroutine, module, line number)
what you think it does

Good luck...this code is based on version 6.3.1.2. If you are not running that version, you can still play by downloading a clean copy from the Infopop members area. Same goes for those with modified boards...a clean copy might be easier to use.
Deadline to participate is Wednesday, December 4, 12:01am UBBDev time. One entrant per registered user. Good luck!
Snippet #1

Quote

code:

Code

	my $stringification = "";    # *twitch*

	$stringification .= qq!%pm_user_index = (n!;

Snippet #2

code:
[qb]

Code

	&SafeGetThreadData2($forum_from, $topic_from);
	&SafeGetThreadData2($forum_to, $topic_to);

[/qb]

Snippet #3

Quote

code:

Code

	$sc->{options} = undef;
		foreach my $n (1 .. $sc->{opts}) {
			$in{"q$n" . "name$quest"} = &strip_lead_trail_whitespace($in{"q$n" . "name$quest"});

Snippet #4

code:
[qb]

Code

	my ($whole, $dec) = split (/./, $_[0]);
	if ($dec > 49) { $whole++; }
	return ($whole);
}

[/qb]

Snippet #5

Code

	if (&FileExists("$vars_config{MembersPath}/user_posts/$in{u}.cgi")) {
		@posts = &OpenFileAsArray("$vars_config{MembersPath}/user_posts/$in{u}.cgi");
	}

Note: all code is Copyright Infopop Corporation, 2002 and is used here with permission.

I guess I'm also not allowed to participate

Sorry LK, I didn't realize that you were now an Infopop employee

Yes, you can participate

hmmm... anything with *twitch* in it is probably in the ubb_search.cgi file

Good luck to the hunters

Done 'nd amailed

*Hunts*

Report back later.

[whisper]grep is your friend[/whisper]

E-Mailed

Hmm... by the time I saw this a few days ago I was sure that people would have got it before... so I think I'll let grep rest today

Sorry, Allen, that twitch is nowhere near the search.

I did this for the fun of it and I think I figured it out

Too bad I can't play

Why did you want to limit it to "Moderators and Administrators" only and not the entire community??? This was actual a good exercise for some of us to actualy learn something and let the experienced correct and explain where we might have gone wrong in our answer.

Many want to be able to code and contribute to the community. Stuff like this while fun for "Moderators and Administrators" and making them better does not help the long term issue of needing to revitalize the community as a whole.

Hope future games are more inclusive.

Just my .02
I will get off my

now

In fact everyone can play

The only people who are not allowed are IP people

so you are more than welcome to send your answer to the email adress provided

Steven, anyone can play except Charles Capps, Ted O'Neill and Dave Dreezer. So go ahead and enter.

He was pointing out that UBBDev Moderators and Administrators can also play which is irregular for these types of games.

My bad for misunderstanding, sorry...

Now to go back and take another look through those files

[dave@tc11 cgi-bin]$ mail -s codehunter -b [email protected] [email protected] < codehunter-01-12-2002.txt

OK, so I decided to play

Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Dave2:
[dave@tc11 cgi-bin]$ mail -s codehunter -b [email protected] [email protected] < codehunter-01-12-2002.txt

OK, so I decided to play

Egh, enough with your Linux showoff business

[dave@tc11 cgi-bin]$ echo "Dave2 sucks, UBBDev sucks" | sed s/sucks/is good/ig > whatareyoutalkingabout.txt; cat whatareyoutalkingabout.txt
Dave2 is good, UBBDev is good

Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Dave2:
[dave@tc11 cgi-bin]$ echo "Dave2 sucks, UBBDev sucks" | sed s/sucks/is good/ig > whatareyoutalkingabout.txt; cat whatareyoutalkingabout.txt
Dave2 is good, UBBDev is good

Oh...YEAH???

...

Yeah?!

Quote

I've just about had it with your attitude, Da... Oh, right.

Sure, I agree with the "UBBDev" part, but unfortunately I have problems understanding the first part.

[lk@tc1337 usr/bin/perl]$ echo "Dave2 sucks, UBBDev sucks" | sed s/v sucks/v rocks/ig > whatareyoutalkingabout.txt; cat whatareyoutalkingabout.txt
Dave2 sucks, UBBDev rocks

Honestly, to get the true result, you only need to omit the g and swap the names around!