Read out/write .w3x Files with vb?

[Gurftbestie!]

Hi, i'm working on an tool but i have problems to read out or write some parameters in .w3x Files. I'm working with vb but i have think i have not enough skill to know how to read out this kind of file. I hope someone can help me. If it's with vb impossible, i can also need a information in c#...

 

[wyrmlord]

I'm fairly sure you can use SFmpqapi for reading/writing within mpq archives. It can be found here.

 

[Herio-san]

What version of vb are you using? 6.0?
If you want to load the .w3x file, I'd suggest something like this:

On Error Goto ErrorSho
Open "c:\My Documents\sample.w3x" For Output As #1
ErrorSho: 
MsgBox Error(Err)

That will open the file (if your interface supports it). Id suggest getting the file to open before moving too far into it.

 

[Gurftbestie!]

I just have VB2005 Express Edition......... -.-'
The only way i know to read out files with it is

MapText = My.Computer.FileSystem.ReadAllText("D:\Programme\Warcraft III\Maps\(2)BootyBay.w3m")

But the result is only the Textstring "HM3W" ...... Just a simple "open" i never found in this version -.-'

 

[Herio-san]

You'll probably find it very difficult to get very much done with the vb express edition. I had a copy of it and it drove me insane. Its very limited compared to the real thing.

 

[PitzerMike]

BlackDick is working on a .NET library.
Unfortunately with wc3c being down I don't know how far he got so far.

 

[Gurftbestie!]

That would be create.... I hope i can get vb6 in near time....... so i hope i can work with it....