File association (custom file types)

[AutoPlayUser]

Hello!

I am running into a problem when using the code provided from this discussion.
I see there in the function a parameter missing when calling Registry.SetValue:

function File.SetAssocation64(cExt, cExe, cIcon, cShort,cLong)
    -- Set the file association for the given file.
    Registry.SetValue(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, cExt, "", cKey);
    Registry.SetValue(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, cKey, "",cLong);
    Registry.SetValue(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, cKey.."\\DefaultIcon","",File.GetShortName(cIcon)..",0");
    Registry.SetValue(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, cKey.."\\shell\\open\\command", "", "\""..cExe.."\" \"%1\"");
end

Registry.SetValue takes 5 parameters, but the provided code from the discussion uses only 4. How can this code work with the missing parameter??

Shouldn't be the TYPE given?


My problem is, that I need to change the code for the WOW64 alternative for 64 bit OS.

In this case I only have to add Wow64.KEY64 as 6th parameter. But in the original code above, a whole parameter is missing.... I don't know which one and I don't know how this code should even work.

Thank you in advance!

[jassing]

Get Ulrich's wow64/registry plugin (off mindquake.com.br) and adjust the code as needed.

[AutoPlayUser]

Hi,

yes, that is the Plug in I am using.
But it does not work. And I think it is because the example is not correct.

Ulrich's plug in takes 6 parameters. The standard SetValue needs 5 parameters.
But the code example above sets only 4. So one parameter is missing in the example.
My question is: How can this work?


I think there is a mistake.

[jassing]

Adapt it to your needs. His plugin does work.

[AutoPlayUser]

You don't get me.

Have a look at this function:

Registry.SetValue(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, cExt, "", cKey);

There, the type is missing as 5th parameter.
I am asking, how the code should work when it is obviously not complete?

Shouldn't it be:

Registry.SetValue(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, cExt, "", cKey, [B]REG_SZ[/B]);

??

[jassing]

Oh, I get you -- you should rtfm...

Registry.SetValue ( 
 number MainKey,

string SubKey,

string Value,

string Data,

number Type = REG_SZ )

I only see 4 required parameters.

[AutoPlayUser]

As you can see in my first post, I linked that reference to that function. So you can assume that I read it!
The description is not clear. I see 5 parameters with no "optional" hint. Sth. like "default = REG_SZ when missing" should be the correct form!

[jassing]

t'is pretty standard documentation to indicate an optional value. Did you try the code? So far it seems that you are wanting there to be a problem ... telling me there's a problem with my code, but then referencing something unrelated (your need for wow redirection or not); but not telling me what, exactly, is the problem you have with my code, isn't a smooth path to finding you a resolution...
The code works, the documentation is correct. If you need wow redirection, you can adapt the code easily to use Ulrich's registry functions.

[AutoPlayUser]

Your code works, thank you.

[jassing]

Your code works, thank you.

So is was the problem, if not the code...