Registry problem with paths containing spaces

[evaluator]

hi, i'm trying to read/set values with spaces in them, and they just dont work.

eg. HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Set up\Installation Sources

this key really does exist, as proven by regedit. If i change the value name to something without a space in it (eg. SourcePath), SF reads it fine.

the same problem exists for path names with spaces - eg. HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Setup\Installation Sources
(space in the "Windows NT")

is there a fix or a workaround for this?

[Lorne]

Re: Registry problem with paths containing spaces

Have you tried surrounding the path with quotation marks?

[evaluator]

Re: Registry problem with paths containing spaces

well yes - doesnt work. You have to try it to believe it.

[evaluator]

Re: Registry problem with paths containing spaces

i've even tried using a variable (eg. %IS%) and assigning it to the value "Installation Sources" (both with AND without the quotes), and then putting this variable as the "Value name" when trying to read from the registry. No luck either.

[Mark]

Re: Registry problem with paths containing spaces

Hi,

I tried reading in:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts\Arial (TrueType)

and I was able to read this value in. Perhaps you have a spelling error in your Read From Registry action, or maybe you are using the wrong Main Key?

mark.

[evaluator]

Re: Registry problem with paths containing spaces

well guess what - i can too for the font! but i cannot for the first example given. And it is not a spelling error. Why dont you try my example? see if it works on your machine. I'm using SF6 evaluation.

[evaluator]

Re: Registry problem with paths containing spaces

ok, i think i have isolated the problem (but *NOT* the solution)


It's not a problem with spaces, but rather with the Value Type. "Installation Sources" is REG_MULTI_SZ, and SF cant handle this.

[This message has been edited by evaluator (edited 03-19-2002).]

[Lorne]

Re: Registry problem with paths containing spaces

Could you use

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Set up\SourcePath

instead?

As a workaround, you could export the value to a .reg file by calling regedit with the /e option, and then use text file actions in SF6 to retrieve the value. You'll need to convert the value from hex to decimal, but it wouldn't be very hard to do that using actions. (Tip: use a string like "0123456789abcdef" with FindString for the conversion matrix.)