dbach
23rd January 2009 15:32 UTC

Howto ReadRegStr (default) Subkeys?
  Hi Community.

I have a strange behaviour here:

Section ReadRegTest

ClearErrors

    ReadRegStr$0 HKLM "Software" ""

    IfErrors Software_No Software_Yes


Software_Yes:

>MessageBox MB_OK "Yes, Software path was found"

>Goto Reg1End

        

Software_No:

>MessageBox MB_OK "No, Software path was NOT found"

>Goto Reg1End


reg1end:

>SectionEnd


Section ReadRegTestII

ClearErrors

    ReadRegStr$0 HKLM "Software\Microsoft" ""

    IfErrors Microsoft_No Microsoft_Yes


Microsoft_Yes:

>MessageBox MB_OK "Yes, Microsoft path was found"

>Goto Reg2End

        

Microsoft_No:

>MessageBox MB_OK "No, Mirosoft path was NOT found"

>Goto Reg2End


Reg2End:

>SectionEnd 

>

Section 1 says "Yes" (HKLM\Software exists)
Section 2 says "No" (HKLM\Software\Microsoft does not exists but it does)

Also, these screenshots seems pretty interessting:
http://img3.imagebanana.com/img/1ejjitc9/reg0.jpg

http://img3.imagebanana.com/img/891jb2gk/reg1.jpg

http://img3.imagebanana.com/img/q38c...creendummy.jpg

Now I am confused.

All I need is to know if the SubKey is there or not. But how can I do this when there is no "default"?

Animaether
23rd January 2009 15:57 UTC

are you sure it's not just the lack of a backslash in your code?

"SoftwareMicrosoft" -> "Software\Microsoft" ?

dbach
23rd January 2009 16:02 UTC

Originally posted by Animaether
are you sure it's not just the lack of a backslash in your code?

"SoftwareMicrosoft" -> "Software\Microsoft" ?

No, the "\" was removed on this posting (?). On the screenshot (Line 173/178) you can see that I ask for the (correct) subkey. But there is no value in the "Microsoft" Subkey. :|

Thnx4ur reply.

Afrow UK
23rd January 2009 16:07 UTC

Regedit shows 'Wert nicht gesetzt' (Value not set) for your value which means there isn't one.

Stu

Animaether
23rd January 2009 16:18 UTC

odd (the backslash)

anyway - try with EnumRegKey instead, perhaps?

EnumRegKey $0 HKLM "Software" 0
EnumRegKey $0 HKLM "Software\Microsoft" 0