[VB.NET] Writing a CD-Key Changer

[peoman]

I want to write a cd-key changer for Diablo II, Starcraft, Warcraft III.
I don't know where to start. I am very noob.

I already know that the CD-Key is encoded inside the mpq files.

Warcraft III -> war3.mpq     (Owner + CD-Key)
                     war3x.mpq   (Exp CD-Key)
Diablo II      -> d2sfx.mpq    (Owner + CD-Key)
                     d2char.mpq  (Exp CD-Key)
Starcraft     -> StarDat.mpq (Owner + CD-Key)

Does strom.dll have the functions for decoding end encoding the CD-Key?
If yes, how can i import them in VB.NET?
Can anyone help me ?
Maybe there is a *.ocx file that i can add as referance and save me from all that work.
I already have mpqcontrol.ocx and i can mange mpq files (extract & add files...).

[l)ragon]

Should have posted this in the .Net forum.

I believe there was a d2 re-encoder posted on the forum somewhere try searching it.

[MyndFyre]

Should have posted this in the .Net forum.

Not necessarily.

Importing functions in VB.NET has two patterns: you can still use the Declare syntax from VB6, or you can use the .NET pattern:

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<DllImport("storm.dll")> _
Public Shared Function DoSomething(ByVal num As Integer) As Integer


[peoman]

Should have posted this in the .Net forum.

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4) If you call it Visual Basics or abbreviate it as "vB", I will have you killed.

I think i have posted in the correct forum.

[Joe[x86]]

This is dealing with general Visual Basic stuff, nothing specific to the .NET platform so I think it goes here.

[peoman]

After a little search in google, i found that storm.dll doesn't decode or encode the cd-key. Only controls the mpq files.
I also found that for Diablo II
d2sfx.mpq\data\global\sfx\cursor\curindx.wav     (   User Name   )
d2sfx.mpq\data\global\sfx\cursor\wavindx.wav    (  Regular key  )
d2char.mpq\data\global\chars\am\cof\amblxbow.cof ( Expansion key )

Does anyone knows how the f@$% can i decode and encode the CD-Key in these files?