Basically just the topic-- is it possible to make Oblivion read a excel file, and update variables accordingly?

What I'm thinking is something like:

If ( GetGameLoaded )   Set Variable1 to ReadExcelLine 1 Column 2   Set Variable2 to ReadExcelLine 2 Column 8EndIf

Kind of thing, where I can ask it to read specific Columns/Line combinations.

Not from Excel files as far as I know, but you can use the function http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/RunBatchScript to read and execute script from a text file (an .ini, basically), and use the text file to store your variables. Not quite as pretty, but it does give you a way to set variables from outside the plugin and game.

Thanks for the response I know about RBS already-- as you say it's not ovelry pretty (and can get a little confusing), hence my curiosity; thanks again, however

Hmm, an idea just struck me: Diablo 2 uses .txt files which can be read as Tabbed Deliminated(?) in Excel-- maybe I can utilise the same, getting both effects

You could use Pluggy's INI file commands.

INI files are divided in sections, which are composed of key-value pairs, making them pretty much a 2-dimentional array, like a spreadsheet. (the file, itself. could be considered a third dimension).

It should be easy to use Excel VB for exporting the data to an INI file, if you already have a spreadsheet.

I am not familiar with those commands, but it sounds potentially useful

Are there any known issues/major problems with Pluggy? From what I recall, it seemed to be OK (if memory serves, Kurtee's Stats bars used it), but I've not looked into it, really.

Pluggy is fine. It used to have problems with its HUD functions, but I could not tell it they have been fixed or not. I don't use those functions and I've never had any problem with Pluggy.

There is a http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/Saving_OBSE_arrays_into_Pluggy_INI_files

In a sense yes and in a sense no. HUD functionality still causes crashes for some users, however v125 and above allow users to turn it off. Of course, reading an ini/text file doesn't require HUDs, so it shouldn't be an issue.

Thank-you guys, that sounds much-more user-friendly than the current files I've been using