NGLister 2.0 Definition File Readme Definition Version 2 (c)2006 JF Software Joshua Foster / ShittyKitty http://www.jfsoftware.com (Note: This document looks better with Word Wrap turned on!) DESCRIPTION =========== This NGLister Definition File (nglister.ngl) defines the various grabber tools used by NGLister. For more information on the basic usage of NGLister, consult the readme.txt file that came with NGLister. WARNINGS ======== * The automation files from version 1.6 and up will work just fine with version 2.0, using definition files up to version 2. No changes are needed. WHAT'S NEW ========== Version 2 * Fixed "empty string" error Version 1 * First public release DATA LISTS ========== This definition file allows you to generate lists for 21 different types of data: * Names - Usernames * Experience - Experience points * Exp Level - Experience level (as a number) * Reviews - Number of Flash reviews * Submissions - Number of Flash Portal submissions that survived * Audio - Number of Audio Portal submissions * Stickers - Number of sticker orders * Voting Pwr - Voting power * Blams - Number of blams in the Flash Portal * Saves - Number of saves (protects) in the Flash Portal * BBS Posts - Number of posts in the Forums (BBS) * Batting Avg - 0-5 scale of ability to post surviving flash animations in the Flash Portal (only if at least 3 entries have survived) * Exp Rank - Experience points ranking among all Newgrounds users * B/P Rank - Blam/protection points ranking among all Newgrounds users * Signup Date - Sign up dates * Awards - Portal awards * Blam+Save - Combined total of blams and saves (protects) in the Flash Portal * Whistle - Whistle level (returns as Garbage, Normal, Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Deity) * Aura - User's aura color (returns as Dark, Neutral, or Light) * Review Res. - Number of Flash reviews with author responses * RR Rate - The percentage of Flash reviews with author responses (returns as a percentage, like 33.33 or 64.24) NOTES ABOUT THIS DEFINITION =========================== Empty Profiles -------------- If a profile is missing one of the following pieces of information, the Empty Profile value will be returned for that list: * Experience * Exp Level * Voting Pwr * Batting Avg * Exp Rank * B/P Rank * Signup Date Settings Files -------------- If you run NGLister using the same settings over and over, you can have NGLister use a preset list of settings. In order to do this, create a new text file and put in the following values: InputFile = This is the file you want to use for inputting profile numbers. Output_Nam = This is the file you want to use for outputting a username list. (For any Output_XXX list you don't want, simply leave the line blank) Output_Exp = This is the file you want to use for outputting a experience point list. Output_ExpLevel = This is the file you want to use for outputting a experience level list. Output_Rev = This is the file you want to use for outputting a review count list. Output_Sub = This is the file you want to use for outputting a flash portal submission count list. Output_Aud = This is the file you want to use for outputting a audio portal submission count list. Output_Sti = This is the file you want to use for outputting a sticker order list. Output_Vot = This is the file you want to use for outputting a voting power list. Output_Bla = This is the file you want to use for outputting a blam count list. Output_Sav = This is the file you want to use for outputting a save count list. Output_BBS = This is the file you want to use for outputting a forum post count list. Output_Bat = This is the file you want to use for outputting a batting average list. Output_ExpRank = This is the file you want to use for outputting a experience ranking list. Output_BPRank = This is the file you want to use for outputting a blam/protect ranking list. Output_Sig = This is the file you want to use for outputting a signup date list. Output_Awa = This is the file you want to use for outputting a portal award count list. Output_BS = This is the file you want to use for outputting a blam and save count list. Output_Whi = This is the file you want to use for outputting a whistle level list. Output_Aur = This is the file you want to use for outputting an aura list. Output_Res = This is the file you want to use for outputting a review response count list. Output_RRR = This is the file you want to use for outputting a review response rate percentage list. EmptyValue = This is the value you want returned for empty profiles. Here's an example file using the default values for NGLister (assuming all of the output files are enabled): C:\input.txt C:\output_nam.txt C:\output_exp.txt C:\output_explevel.txt C:\output_rev.txt C:\output_sub.txt C:\output_aud.txt C:\output_sti.txt C:\output_vot.txt C:\output_bla.txt C:\output_sav.txt C:\output_bbs.txt C:\output_bat.txt C:\output_exprank.txt C:\output_bprank.txt C:\output_sig.txt C:\output_awa.txt C:\output_bs.txt C:\output_whi.txt C:\output_aur.txt C:\output_res.txt C:\output_rrr.txt x Save this file to disk and run NGLister. Click the Load Settings button next to the Start button to browse for this newly created settings file. When you load the file, all of your NGLister settings will appear! EDITING YOUR OWN DEFINITION FILES ================================= See the "definition format.txt" file that came in the ZIP file with your NGLister program for information on the definition file format.