Rookie needs help with reg query

[Mcrip]

Hello

I am absolutely new to autoit that's why I need help.

I need to query the registry in order to get an InstallLocation. The InstallLocation has an uninstall.exe which has to be run before the complete folder InstallLocation gets deleted.

Reg key with the string InstallLocation:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallTest

I need to run the uninstall.exe

and the

delete the complete folder

I hope you can help me.

Thanks in advance

Edited May 4, 2012 by Mcrip

[JLogan3o13]

Hi, Mcrip, welcome to the forum. The help file is your friend. Look at the Registry Management section to see what options are open to you. Try some things out. If you get stuck, feel free to post your code here and we will help as we're able.

[Mcrip]

Hi, Mcrip, welcome to the forum. The help file is your friend. Look at the Registry Management section to see what options are open to you. Try some things out. If you get stuck, feel free to post your code here and we will help as we're able.

I have tried several things. I need it very urgently without any msg boxes.

Have one here but it shows an MSG Box and I don't really know how to go on with deleting the folder. I am totally stuck.

#region ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Icon=H:InstallProgram FilesMcRipMcRip.ico

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Outfile=..Desktopuninstall.exe

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Compression=4

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_requestedExecutionLevel=highestAvailable

#endregion ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****

$sBase = "HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall"

$iEval = 1

$sSearch = "Test"

While 1

$sUninst = ""

$sDisplay = ""

$sCurrent = RegEnumKey($sBase, $iEval)

If @error Then ExitLoop

$sKey = $sBase & $sCurrent

$sDisplay = RegRead($sKey, "DisplayName")

If StringRegExp($sDisplay, "(?i).*" & $sSearch & ".*") Then

$sUninst = RegRead($sKey, "UninstallString")

If $sUninst Then

If MsgBox(36, "Result", "Are you sure you want to uninstall " & _

$sDisplay & "?") = 6 Then RunWait($sUninst)

EndIf

EndIf

$iEval += 1

WEnd

Edited May 4, 2012 by Mcrip

[Mcrip]

I was able to remove the MSG box.

$sBase = "HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall"

$iEval = 1

$sSearch = "Test"

While 1

$sUninst = ""

$sDisplay = ""

$sCurrent = RegEnumKey($sBase, $iEval)

If @error Then ExitLoop

$sKey = $sBase & $sCurrent

$sDisplay = RegRead($sKey, "DisplayName")

If StringRegExp($sDisplay, "(?i).*" & $sSearch & ".*") Then

$sUninst = RegRead($sKey, "UninstallString")

If $sUninst Then

RunWait($sUninst)

EndIf

EndIf

$iEval += 1

WEnd

What do I have to do within this script to delete the InstallLocation. InstallLocation string is in the same reg key

Edited May 4, 2012 by Mcrip

[Realm]

Hello Mcrip,

Pass the name of the application you are looking for into the my example below, and it will return an Uninstall String (path to the uninstaller) if there is one to be found, or it will set @error to 1 if not found.

Func _GetUninstallString($sApplicationName)
    For $i = 1 To 9999
        Local $var = RegEnumKey('HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall', $i)
        If @error <> 0 Then ExitLoop
        If RegRead( 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall' & $var, 'DisplayName' ) = $sApplicationName Then
            Return( RegRead( 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall' & $var, 'UninstallString' ) )
        EndIf
    Next
    Return SetError(1)
EndFunc

Good Luck & Happy Coding!

Realm

Edited May 5, 2012 by Realm

[Mcrip]

Thanks for your help. This scripting language is pretty hard to me.

Let's assume I want to start an application based on the registry.

The registry has the entry InstallLocation. In this InstallLocation on the drive there is a file called uninstall.exe which I want to call with the command /S.

After uninstalling the software the complete folder must be removed.

I want to do all this silently, because I have to add it to an uninstaller.

The reg key is: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallTest

The String name is: InstallLocation

In this InstallLocation I have to call the uninstall.exe /S

After all this remove the InstallLocation.

All this without any MSG Boxes or error levels. I does not matter if the key does not exist.

I am totally stuck.

[stormbreaker]

First of all... AutoIt isn't that hard that I see you guys screaming about it. In fact, its simple enough that I mastered its basics within a month.

Use:

$UNINSTALL_LOC = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallTest", "InstallLocation")
RunWait("" & $UNINSTALL_LOC & " /S")

Dude, you are really stuck !!

PS: We are coders but helpers, not someone you could hire to write scripts for you.

Edited May 6, 2012 by MKISH