IO question

Anyone knows if it is possible to have IO with WC3? For example if I have a text file with some data and want to use it with my map (or write data to a text file) at runtime? If yes, details would be appreciated

What is IO? Please elaborate.

Not with WC3. Unless you count the localisation files.

WE can though, with vJass.

input output

...stream things

...you want to access files on the players computer? u gonna hack 'em or find out his local time or sumtin?

I want access to text files yes. I want to train an AI and want to write out progress etc (statistics) every x seconds to a file, to be able to later on make graphs, improve methodology I use etc.

Grimoire allows for the use of custom natives that print to text files. It currently doesn't work with the 1.22 patch, but can be used with 1.21b.

Assuming your using JNGP:

• Uncomment both loaddll("bin\\japi.dll") and loaddll("bin\\nativepack.dll") in ongameload.lua.
• Import the common.j in the japi folder to your map with the path "scripts\common.j"
• Use the native DebugPrint takes string msg returns nothing to print to logs\nativepacklog.war3

Where is this text file written to?

Wouldn't this also be a plausible way to improve save/load hero codes?

log folder of jassnewgen pack.

no, since information cannot be read from the text file and it requires the custom natives to exist on everyone's computers to work.

No, because everyone would have to have those scripts on and imported, and it probably wouldn't work well anyways.

Of well, the idea of save/load codes without actually typing them just sounded too good to be true.

Well, Iv Havin Issues With My Map Im Making.. I Just Got This Terrain And I Dont Know How To Load It Up... Wherre Do I Put It?!?!

There is a person developing a program that would analyze data outputed from a map (in the form of a screen-shot) to generate a save-code to re-input (via clipboard) back into the next map. I beleive the project was at the hive.