nsismat
22nd March 2012 20:51 UTC

Write "$1" as the value of a registry key
Hello,

I've been trying to figure out how to write "$1" to the registry key without luck.

I want the value of my key to be "...QuickShortcut.exe $1", unfortunately the $1 is seen as a variable and it doesn't work.


WriteRegStr HKCR "*\shell\QuickApp\command" "" "$INSTDIR\QuickShortcut.exe $1"



Any suggestions?

Afrow UK
22nd March 2012 21:30 UTC

$$1.

Stu

nsismat
22nd March 2012 21:43 UTC

Thank you,

Brummelchen
26th March 2012 17:02 UTC

should be
"$INSTDIR\QuickShortcut.exe $\"$1$\""
if $1 contains spaces, eg path

MSG
26th March 2012 21:16 UTC

Shouldn't that be $\"$$1$\"" , then?

Afrow UK
26th March 2012 21:55 UTC

Yes, or how about: `"$INSTDIR\QuickShortcut.exe" "$$1"`?

Stu

Brummelchen
31st March 2012 12:41 UTC

erm - NO - should not $$1 - cause it already was treated as text in ""

this one puts "blabla"

;--------------------------------
;Configuration
  SetCompressor /SOLID LZMA
  ShowInstDetails nevershow
  AutoCloseWindow true
  OutFile "test.exe"
;--------------------------------
Section ""
SectionEnd
;--------------------------------
;Installer Functions
Function .onInit
  StrCpy $1 "blabla"
  WriteRegStr HKCR "*\$1\command" "" "$\"$1\$1$\" $\"$1$\""
  Messagebox MB_OK "Keypress"
  DeleteRegKey  HKCR "*\$1"
  Quit
FunctionEnd
;--------------------------------

MSG
31st March 2012 13:23 UTC

Originally posted by Brummelchen
$$ is used if you want to write the number or string of variable

Brummelchen
31st March 2012 16:21 UTC

$1 is a nsis variable - i dont thinks this was purpose.
otherwise typo and it should have been %1 as a context variable of windows
$$1 makes neither nor sense.