Exporting data from online play

Hey, I've been thinking about a project, which requires exporting of simple integer / string variables into any kind of outside source.

What I need is, say I wanted to get the level of Player 1's (name = crayz) hero, it would export the following variables into a text file, web server, any kind of outside source:

playerName[0] = "crayz"
heroLevel[1] = 15

So that way I'd be able to manipulate these 2 variables, outside of warcraft 3, any way I wish.

Anyone know if this is possible?

Thanks!

Use a save-code and get the player to either send the code in after or just type it in the next map (whatever you need it for).

I read (a while back) of someone who made a little program that would take a screenshot and convert a bunch of code which was generated by the map, into a save-code of sorts. This way the players didn't have to write it down. You could look into that and maybe use the same technology to upload the code to a server.

I think it'd be possible for a c++ programmer, create a program that creates a dumby user who takes up a slot in the game, acts like an actual user. At the end of the game, go through & read the (memory processes?) to detect all the data that I need.

That seems like one option, except for, I don't know much c++ :X

Another, I'll try & create some sort of code of which the user inputs into a form, and it will decode it, getting the variable values. Only problem here is, the code seems like it could easily be exploited.

I'll look into it, thanks Ammorth!

The project Ammorth mentioned is hosted on hiveworkshop.com, i believe.

I guess that was where it was.

Took a look and I found it.

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=43320

This may work, thanks much Ammaroth & burningice95!