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[C++] Finding Address from pointer

 
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CityOfTheIris
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 2:29 pm    Post subject: [C++] Finding Address from pointer Reply with quote

http://imgur.com/a/Ln6xB

Im trying to find a address of pointer, then change its value to 9999, but it just changes other address's value and crashes my game
how do i properly calculate or fix this?

Code:

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <Windows.h>
BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hModule, DWORD dwAttached, LPVOID lpvReserved)
{
   if (dwAttached == DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH) {
      LONG pointer = 0x002231BC;
      LONG offset = 0x3C8;
      LONG address;
      address = (pointer + offset);
      *(DWORD*)(address) = 9999;
      Sleep(200);
   }
   return 1;
}
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 1:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 4:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You have to sum the offset to the address pointed by the pointer... In that code you are adding the offset to the pointer which doesn't make sense, please read here.
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http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/pointers/
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 4:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://forum.cheatengine.org/viewtopic.php?t=422516
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 8:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Viloresi wrote:
You have to sum the offset to the address pointed by the pointer... In that code you are adding the offset to the pointer which doesn't make sense, please read here.
Code:
http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/pointers/


didnt understand anything D:
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 3:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kewun wrote:
Viloresi wrote:
You have to sum the offset to the address pointed by the pointer... In that code you are adding the offset to the pointer which doesn't make sense, please read here.
Code:
http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/pointers/


didnt understand anything D:


You are going to have to keep reading and learning the basics of the language if you plan to compile anything and make use of the language at all. Search around for some other similar tutorials on the same topic that may have a better approach to helping you learn such as videos or different visual examples if that is something you learn better from.

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 6:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yeah but im a type of person who learns from examples..
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 8:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kewun wrote:
yeah but im a type of person who learns from examples..


Code:

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <Windows.h>
BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hModule, DWORD dwAttached, LPVOID lpvReserved)
{
   if (dwAttached == DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH) {
      LONG pointer = 0x002231BC;
      LONG offset = 0x3C8;
      LONG address;
      address = ((DWORD*)(pointer) + offset);
      (DWORD*)(address) = 9999;
      Sleep(200);
   }
   return 1;
}



I've just corrected your code, remember that this is not optimized (for example the dword cast is pointless)
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