GETNBA2K3.EXE
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This utility is designed to assist patchmakers in creating professional
installations for NBA Live 2003 patches. Using GETNBA2K.EXE, patchmakers can
create BATCH file installations which no longer depend on copying & unzipping
the patches into the NBA Live Installation directory. These modern style
installations can be run from any directory and will automatically locate
the correct directories, etc.


OPERATION
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Basically GETNBA2K3.EXE queries the OS, and determines where the NBA Live
2003 is installed. It then prints out  this information in the form of
environment varaibles that an be used in your BATCH programs to install the
graphics and roster patches into the correct folders.



set NBA2K3_DIR=  This var contains the Installation Dir    of NBA Live 2003.
set NBA2K3_DRV=  This var contains the Installation Drive  of NBA Live 2003.
set NBAUSR_DIR=  This var contains the NBA Live folder where the saves and database folders are.
set NBAUSR_DIR=  This var contains the NBA Live drive where the saves and database folders are.
set NBACUR_DIR=  This var contains the current dir that the patch is being run from.
set NBACUR_DRV=  This var contains the current drive that the patch is being run from.




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make sure to rember to enclose these variables in double quotes as the folder names will usually have spaces in them.

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here is an example of it use in your MYDRJ_FACE.BAT


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MYDRJ_FACE.BAT
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getnbak23.exe > getnba.bat
if errorlevel 1 goto an_error

call getnba.bat

md               "%nba2k3_dir%\render\xplayer" >nul
xcopy /s juervin "%nba2k3_dir%\render\xplayer"
echo Done!
pause
goto done

:an_error
echo error happened

:done

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here is an example of it use in your MYROSTER000.BAT


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MYROSTER000.BAT
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getnbak23.exe > getnba.bat
if errorlevel 1 goto an_error

call getnba.bat

xcopy /s 000 "%nbausr_dir%\saves"
copy /y 000\players.dbf "%nbausr_dir%\currdb"

echo Done!
pause
goto done

:an_error
echo error happened

:done

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see the example for additional details.


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This is free software and can be redstributed as long as provided with this documentatin.
Copyright 2003 by NBA2kStuff and portions Alphax Systems, Inc.
http://go.to/nba2kstuff
