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TheSilverHand · 01/04/08, 6:24 AM

There is no API currently to do such a thing right out of the box.

The only way I can imagine that was possible was a mod that scanned the AH (like Auctioneer) and had a database (notice how much memory we're eating up so far?) that would take all of the items it finds in a particular search and matched it to a WoWHead database or some sort.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that this fantasy mod would be able to "know" what the stats are of an item because it is linked to a database. In order to not take ten minutes everytime you want to search the AH, you would have to have a GUI that had parameters for weapon/armor and armor type and level and color and whatnot. Throw in a parameter like >=5 STR and theoretically you would have what you are looking for.

At that point, however, you've already done most of the work. You've dictated if it's a weapon or armor, you've searched for a specific level and color range, and at that point, there is probably only 1-2 pages max on the AH of results. All of that is already part of the stock UI. That means you're loading a huge mod that has the functionality of Auctioneer combined with a database of every BoE item in the game to save you the scrolling down of searching an AH results page.

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TheSilverHand Von Kaiser Naritas Draenei Shaman <Seekers of Lore> Gilneas	There is no API currently to do such a thing right out of the box. The only way I can imagine that was possible was a mod that scanned the AH (like Auctioneer) and had a database (notice how much memory we're eating up so far?) that would take all of the items it finds in a particular search and matched it to a WoWHead database or some sort. I guess what I'm trying to say is that this fantasy mod would be able to "know" what the stats are of an item because it is linked to a database. In order to not take ten minutes everytime you want to search the AH, you would have to have a GUI that had parameters for weapon/armor and armor type and level and color and whatnot. Throw in a parameter like >=5 STR and theoretically you would have what you are looking for. At that point, however, you've already done most of the work. You've dictated if it's a weapon or armor, you've searched for a specific level and color range, and at that point, there is probably only 1-2 pages max on the AH of results. All of that is already part of the stock UI. That means you're loading a huge mod that has the functionality of Auctioneer combined with a database of every BoE item in the game to save you the scrolling down of searching an AH results page.