I dont understand it.

[chanan12]

I dont understand how to read the Jass files, i open them in text edit becuz i have a mac, and its really confusing, i dont get what the numbers mean and i especially dont understand how to apply it to a map. I have the Sotdrp Mountains Triggers.

[Lanaya]

Go learn then?..
Do you atleast know gui? try converting to jass and analyze it
it's really not That hard..

[chanan12]

well that was helpfull.... anyone else have expert advise on how to get the triggers into a game?

[stealer]

A: you do need to learn jass to use jass for triggers.

B: use jass pro, jasscraft, new gen or some other program that opens *.j files

C: Advoid reading optimized jass in the begining (its confusing as hell)

[owner123]

De-Optimize JASS.
RMPQEx ftw.
There are some simple jass tutorials out there, also.

"i dont get what the numbers mean and i"
Some are integers.
Some are reals.
Some are points.

"especially dont understand how to apply it to a map"
Learn JASS before applying to a map. It won't make sense at first.
Pretty much, the InitTrigger adds the event.
The TriggerConditions add a condition and return a boolean <typicly>
The TriggerActions execute the real 'code' of the map.
The "takes" thing in "takes nothing returns nothing" is a parameter you must do while calling.
For instance,

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Function Add100 takes Integer Numb returns Integer Answer

You would call this

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call Add100(500)

and if you trigger it correctly it will return 600.
Im guessing on that last part from my knowlege in programming.

[stealer]

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call Add100(500)

I'm fairly certain you're supposed to use

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ExecuteFunc ("Add100, 500")

I might be off on the ()s, but i know for functions that don't consume vars
ExecuteFunc ("function")
works.

[haxorico]

guys its getting offtopic... but just for you yo know...

1)ExecuteFunc isnt the same as calling a function./

2)jassnewgen isnt a jasscraft like program.. It isnt a jass editor its a World Editor that is better then the normal WE...

back on topic..

Learning jass just like any other programing language isn't done in a day and isn't that easy. If you deprotected a map and you now see 1 big trigger then you can try restoring it though I doubt it will do much good...

If you do want to learn jass... Now isn't exacly a great time (for what I am told alot ) as jass is only used in wc3 and it is kinda dying....

If you still want to learn jass it takes time and it will be done when you will play and tweak with it. No self-guide for jass... Same as you wont find a guide for "how to speak spanish" and it will give you some easy steps..

[Senethior459]

Here are a bunch of various tutorials explaining JASS, from the basics on up to some advanced features:
http://www.wc3c.net/tutorials.php?f=650
And here is the unofficial JASS Manual, which hasn't been updated for years and is really only useful for looking up specific things you need to know if, say, you know one language and just need to know the differences between it and JASS to be able to use it: http://jass.sourceforge.net/doc/