Reading battle list

[Xleniz]

Hi, I got a real simple question
First:

monsterID = baseAddress + 0x007B0B4;
DWORD buffer;
byte monsterID3[15];
ReadProcessMemory(phandle,(void*)monsterID,&buffer, sizeof(&buffer),0);
ReadProcessMemory(phandle,(void*)buffer+0x124,&buffer, sizeof(&buffer),0);

(Now I have first, or second monster in battlelist)

Then

ReadProcessMemory(phandle,(void*)monsterID, &monsterID3, 15,0);

Gives only 4 characters (Cipf) and not Cipfried.
Even though I tell readprocessmemory to take 15 characters. Why is this?

Thanks.

<edit> Now I managed to make it more than 4 char, but its in ASCII. I have no idea how to make it
normal.

its like:

					ReadProcessMemory(phandle,(void*)monsterID, &monsterID3[0],sizeof(monsterID3),0);
					cout << monsterID3 << endl;

[XtrmJash]

Hi, I got a real simple question
First:

monsterID = baseAddress + 0x007B0B4;
DWORD buffer;
byte monsterID3[15];
ReadProcessMemory(phandle,(void*)monsterID,&buffer, sizeof(&buffer),0);
ReadProcessMemory(phandle,(void*)buffer+0x124,&buffer, sizeof(&buffer),0);

(Now I have first, or second monster in battlelist)

Then

ReadProcessMemory(phandle,(void*)monsterID, &monsterID3, 15,0);

Gives only 4 characters (Cipf) and not Cipfried.
Even though I tell readprocessmemory to take 15 characters. Why is this?

Thanks.

<edit> Now I managed to make it more than 4 char, but its in ASCII. I have no idea how to make it
normal.

its like:

					ReadProcessMemory(phandle,(void*)monsterID, &monsterID3[0],sizeof(monsterID3),0);
					cout << monsterID3 << endl;

Did you override the ReadProcessMemory function?

[Xleniz]

Override? No.

[ottizy]

What data type is monsterID3?

[XtrmJash]

What data type is monsterID3?

As he's reading the battle list, presumably 32 bit integer.

[Xleniz]

byte monsterID3[15];

[XtrmJash]

byte monsterID3[15];

You're reading a 32 bit integer, right? The creature ID from battle list? If so, it's stored at offset 0 from the battle list entry (before the name), and is only 4 bytes. Why are you declaring a 15 byte array?

[Xleniz]

no, im trying to get name.
I dont know what variable type I need, I tried char[15] and char* with no good results.

[ottizy]

std::string ReadString(DWORD address) {
    char buffer;
    std::string res;
    while(1) {
        ReadProcessMemory(handle, (void*)address, &buffer, sizeof(buffer), 0);
        if (buffer == 0) break;
        res += buffer;
        address++;
    }
    return res;
}

This will work for reading names in battlelist.

[Xleniz]

Dont want to complain, but still only showing ascii.
(With: cout << ReadString(monsterID) << endl )