So I originally put this as kind of a request in the support section of the mining, but I figure it would be best if I were to request this feature specifically in this forum as it is where the real magic happens.

I am really looking for something that would allow full integration with a POS compression array, with specific regard to the looter/ jetcan hauler. By that I mean actually compressing the ore and transporting the cubes to stations or at least transferring them to a personal hangar array. I am in an alliance, see, and they really frown upon leaving the POS compressor cluttered with extraneous ore; not to mention the whole ore theft issue that it presents.

My hope is that there would be some friendly lad or lassy here that would assist in creating the functionality of ore compression and transport to a local station (or PHA).

From what I see, it would not actually be too hard to accomplish. Perusing around the algorithm editor has enlightened me to at least a fair bit of how the looter works. In the program lineup, it shows step 240: UnloadCargoEx which, if it returns 3, will move to step 250: EWO flag check, then eventually 320: warp to location.

My thought would be, instead of simply jumping to step 250, it would insert a new method into the mix. The method would be almost exactly like the "stack" paramater in the unload cargo script, only it would right click and search for compress instead of stack.

In regards to the transfer of ore to the personal array, it would only require a slight mod to the "load cargo" script to load from the compressor to the ship. It would then open the cargo of the PHA and deposit through UnloadCargoEx.

I think this would require an implementation of a new seek algorithm for that "compress" dialog, but I see it as doable... for someone who actually has script experience that is.

Let me know what you all think of this though. I'd really love to be able to finally mine from a POS with seamless integration.

You can do this with the algorithm editor. He built the infrastructure to enable it and provides basic functionality otherwise. Let's take a few hours and do it.

Well I was looking in the editor for the method which would enable actually compressing the ore but I had no luck finding it? Is it a vaguely named method or would I have to create a new method? How would one go about doing that?

(Not at my computer) You have to remember that English is his second language. There is one that right clicks at a given x/y and clicks on text provided in an in ini file. That would allow you to select all and compress.

So you would find where the looting algorithm ends (about to log out) and insert part of the hauler algorithm, which is the only part I've not used but I think it would just use the gui configuration if enabled. I think I remember somewhere in the forums that it'll pick up from a POS. You'd have to have it delivered to a nearby system station, because it only picks up and delivers to the first bookmark, and configured to return home. I think that is about it.
If you try and need some help I'd be happy to assist.

I did not get how do you want to use compression array if somebody else already using it from your corporation?

I usually do not implement anything before I make sure new features will not generate a lot of new bugs. It took about a month to implement apparently simple function to jettison ore - one day of programming and 29 days of tests and bug fixes. Or new portion of ore appears in orehold (laser cycle ended) when you just selected old ore and going to jettison it, or another looter picks up container while you attempt to drop more ore to it, etc. Multi-client and multi-threaded programming is prone to be non stable.

Also I have selected wrong way to write algorithm to miner: all functions (zero mining, anomaly mining and belt mining) fitted to one algorithm. Algorithm is quite complicated already and need to make sure that new addition will not break another functions. When you use anomaly mining bot creates 2 bookmarks only - station and anomaly bookmark. Obviously you need 3rd bookmark to transport compressed ore to a station and this will affect on how anomaly miner works.

Also, in a few months Citadels will be out and you'll be able to compress in them, which is going to be a lot of work too.