Instructor
27th February 2005 18:58 UTC

Problem with !define
Is there any way to pass this code?

Name "RegSearch"
OutFile "RegSearch.exe"

!macro RegSearch _ROOTKEY
        !define _ROOT ${_ROOTKEY}
        Call RegSearch
!macroend

Function RegSearch
        EnumRegKey $0 ${_ROOT} "" 1
FunctionEnd

Section
        !insertmacro RegSearch HKLM
        MessageBox MB_OK "$0"
SectionEnd

Afrow UK
28th February 2005 12:02 UTC

Are you saying that ${_ROOT} has no value in the RegSearch function call?

Edit: Oh I see. Just use Push ${_ROOTKEY} and in your Function Pop it into a variable.

-Stu

Instructor
28th February 2005 15:25 UTC

${_ROOT} can't be a variable

It seems like functions compiles first and then macros and sections.

I see only one solution, but it's not comfortably for the user:

Function RegSearch
        !define _ROOT HKLM
        EnumRegKey $0 ${_ROOT} "" 1
FunctionEnd

May be there is another way.

Afrow UK
28th February 2005 16:22 UTC

The only suggestion that I can think of, is that you have multiple copies of the RegSearch functions with different names (i.e. RegSearch_HKLM) which is called like so:

!macro RegSearch _ROOTKEY
        Call RegSearch_${_ROOTKEY}
!macroend

You are right that the function is only compiled once, therefore you cannot change the value of ${_ROOT}.

-Stu

kike_velez
1st March 2005 09:24 UTC

What´s about a change the order :)

This compile for me:

Name "RegSearch"
OutFile "RegSearch.exe"

!macro RegSearch _ROOTKEY
        !define _ROOT ${_ROOTKEY}
        Call RegSearch
!macroend



Section
        !insertmacro RegSearch HKLM
        MessageBox MB_OK "$0"
SectionEnd

Function RegSearch
        EnumRegKey $0 ${_ROOT} "" 1
FunctionEnd

Best Regards

Instructor
1st March 2005 10:48 UTC

kike_velez and Afrow UK thanks.

kichik
1st March 2005 18:48 UTC

If you're trying to pass HKLM for all users and HKCU for current user, see SHCTX in the latest CVS version.

Instructor
23rd March 2005 10:42 UTC

Is it possible in future to change all root_key (HKCR|HKLM|HKCU|HKU|HKCC|HKDD|HKPD) at runtime?

kichik
24th March 2005 15:48 UTC

I doubt it. It'll break backwards compatibility because it'll be converted into defines. You can submit a feature request, if one doesn't already exist, to keep the request from fading away in the forum.