wanting to make a bot

[13-yr-Old-Newb]

I wanna make a bot but i have to learn a language first.  Im in gr 8 and im pretty good on computeres(thats like all i do) so i figure y not.  I should try to make a bot.  Im not trying to make anything to complicated just something that can connect to bnet.  then when im done that start expanding.  could someone please tell me where i can start.  if you could that would be great

[Dyndrilliac]

I would say get aquanted with a  language first. One of the easiest that instantly comes to mind is Visual Basic.

You can find tutorials at places like Here and good books are invaluable. Once you have an understanding of the language you choose, if you happen to be using Visual Basic, I suggest using CupHead's CSB(Clean Slate Bot) OCX(Active X Control) and his tutorial on making a basic bot to connect with. That should get you started.

[______]

could someone please tell me where i can start.

I can tell you where to start when you learn a language, whenever you are trying to connect to battle.net, connect to *Server* and port 6112

*Server* = any battle.net server your connecting to, Example USEast.battle.net

[13-yr-Old-Newb]

lol i know what a server is i use bots and all and i make websites usin html its not like im a total newb just at making bots  

[MyndFyre]

lol i know what a server is i use bots and all and i make websites usin html its not like im a total newb just at making bots  

Whoa!  Guys!  He MAKES WEBSITES USIN HTML!!!!!

[13-yr-Old-Newb]

hey myndfire YOUR STUPID im 13 i dont talk perfect lol so i talk in slang big deal when u were younger i bet u did or if u still are young i bet your a fag at school

[13-yr-Old-Newb]

no i dont know any programming languages.  i want to learn vb but dont know where and im too cheap to buy a book i was looking for a website

[Kp]

hey myndfire YOUR STUPID im 13 i dont talk perfect lol so i talk in slang big deal when u were younger i bet u did or if u still are young i bet your a fag at school

Attacking more experienced members of the community is not conducive to getting good responses.  As we've explained to countless other people (which you would have seen if you'd looked around), proper typing makes it much easier to read a post.  Posts which are easy to read are answered more readily.  See the connection?

[MyndFyre]

hey myndfire YOUR STUPID im 13 i dont talk perfect lol so i talk in slang big deal when u were younger i bet u did or if u still are young i bet your a fag at school

I'd have to disagree, from what I've seen I believe Myndfyre usually knows what he's talking about

Edit: Spelling

Well TY.  :-)

[13-yr-Old-Newb]

whatever sorry mindfyre but u dissed me cuz i talk in slang lol

[MyndFyre]

whatever sorry mindfyre but u dissed me cuz i talk in slang lol

Actually, I was making fun of you for bragging that you know HTML, although I was emphasizing the "usin" comment for understatement; well, nevermind, I'm not going to take the time to explain it now.  I'm at work.

You might want to check out this forum: http://forum.valhallalegends.com/phpbbs/index.php?board=24 .  It's the Computer Science Classes forum; there are several people here willing to take time out of their day, including myself, to teach people programming skills.  I am actually offering two courses, both in C#, but one has had no interest (the total newb course), so it might be dropped.  Let me emphasize that, at least for my classes, I won't get into botmaking skills, such as Sockets communication, until at least after the 201-level class, which is not yet posted.  Also, my 101 class will not be a good primer for introductory programming; we go over all of the lingo in the 100-level class (such as the distinction between a class and member method, and a variable and identifier - stuff you need to know when you're compiling) - but as I said, it hasn't had any response, and I won't do it for only one or two people.

Anyway, take a look around, and hopefully you'll find something that interests you, and possibly take away some programming skills while you're at it.  I am almost entirely self-taught, and I've found that with a good book or web tutorial, you should be able to get involved fairly easily.

Cheers,

--Rob

[iago]

whatever sorry mindfyre but u dissed me cuz i talk in slang lol

They call it "slang" now?  i've always referred to that as "idiot", but that's just me.  And yes, even in grade 8 I talked in complete sentences and spelled correctly, because I know that if I didn't, people would look down on me.  It's hard enough to make a good impression when you're younger, but why make it more difficult?  

You'll quickly find that you have to earn respect here, there aren't any easy answers.

[13-yr-Old-Newb]

Okay.  I will talk in normal sentences and say laugh out loud instead of lol.  If it earns me respect and if people will help me learn how to make a bot then I guess I will start to type correctly.  I've never been to a forum like this one before so I did not know.
                 Sorry to everyone -- 13-yr-old-newb

[iago]

Saying "laugh out loud" is going too far, in my opinion.

And this is a good place to stick around, you'll learn a lot if you keep up.  

[13-yr-Old-Newb]

Alright then, I'll stick around and learn as much as I can and hopefully someday, I can make a bot.

Thanks people,

13-yr-old-newb