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Does anyone know about Macros on EVE Online? I heard they can allow you to automate certain actions if you know how to program them correctly. I have a somewhat small cargo hold and I have to go and switch what's in my cargo to the canister I'm filling every 10 minutes or so. Is there a way to program a macro that will automatically dump ore into a container when my cargo is full, or when it hits a certain amount of M3? Or even just every time ore lands in my cargo hold. Let me know if you have any info on these.  

I'm pretty sure macros are illegal in eve. I know they can be done (most isk farmers macro mine), but as I understand it, it isn't allowed by the EULA.

Ahh ok. I wasn't sure if they were part of the EVE Online program or not. In World of Warcraft, there's a macro system built right into the game and they actually encourage you to write your own macros to execute multiple commands on the fly. I guess the whole macro idea isn't going to fly on EVE. It's too bad though, because that would make life so much easier.

Macros are against the EULA for automating anything in EVE.  WoW only allowed macros because of how little they can do.  You couldnt use an in-game macro to automate your character to run around, kill something, loot it, sell the loot, heal then repeat.  Doing that would be called a bot.  You are looking for a bot, which is a program that can automate a process over and over again.  Bots are against the EULA in WoW, just as they are in EVE.

 
The bot you are looking for would be quite simple to code, in fact, i believe i've still got a copy of my code to do just that somewhere... Being a programmer, when i find a new program language, I challenge myself to do different things with it.  Since i am also a huge gamer, i also combine games into the equation.  This tends to lead to macros and bots being created, for no purpose other than the coding experience i gain.  While i have a perfectly working auto miner that'll mine 23/7 for weeks on end without ever stopping (with exception to your ship getting blown up), I've personally never used it... and, would probably have to do some digging to find it again.  NOTE: its against the rules to use them, not make them.  To me, its just a challenge to be beaten.

 
I am actually completely against bots, and try my hardest to run out any bots that we find mining ice (most common) or ore.  The easiest way to detect em is that most will be running a shield booster constantly, and mine in packs of 3-4 with 1 hauler.  No one will respond to anything you say in local, and will auto-reject your chat invitations.  If you detect some of these guys, use a fast frig or cruiser to bump them out of range from the ice or asteroids.  Do NOT shoot them though.  Bumping them away will cause their bot to mess up and stop mining.  If they are a person, they will probably ask you to stop bumping them in local chat.  There was a corp that went around and would kill Hulks that were using bots in HIGH SEC.  Yes, in HIGH SEC.  They had to use a battlecruiser, and was killed by Concord.  But, by killing 3-5 Hulks, they did 300-500 MILLION ISK worth of damage for only 40 MILLION ISK.  People do not like botters, since they hurt the economy, by bringing in ISK that should not be in the game.

 
Ultimately, the verdict is: do not use macros/bots unless you want to be hated or marked as a botter, your ships destroyed and the possibility of your account being banned.  This is why I dont use what I make... also, its just wrong, cheap and not cool.  Besides, playing EVE is much more rewarding and fun than the ISK you could earn.

I was once rammed right out of an asteroid belt by someone who said he was just seeing if I was alive. Now I understand why lol. I used to really not be able to stand the farming bots on WoW and would often kill the same one 20-50 times in a day just to try to make him get the picture. They were my main source of competition for prices and of course they sold everything dirt cheap. They were responsible for messing up the whole economy pretty badly and ruining the hard work of others. It's really impressive that you managed to get a working bot, but I'm also glad you've got the conscience not to use it.