Need help with RegRead

[GregP 0]

I'm trying to determine if an application is installed by using RegRead. Based on the Autoit Help - I believe my syntax is correct. I'm testing on a W2K pc that has the registry key. I created a msgbox - to see the what is in the variable - but it returns nothing. The registry key type is "REG_SZ" and the value is "3.5.0.0.384". Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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$HFM = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Hyperion Solutions\Hyperion Financial Management\Install","VERSION")

MsgBox(32,"DEBUG","The value of $HFM is", $HFM)

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Greg

[SupraNatural 0]

uhm is that msgbox correct? Shouldn't it be MsgBox(32,"DEBUG","The value of $HFM is" & $HFM)

Edited August 25, 2005 by SupraNatural

[GregP 0]

uhm is that msgbox correct? Shouldn't it be MsgBox(32,"DEBUG","The value of $HFM is" & $HFM)

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Thanks for the feedback ...... per the Autoit Help on RegRead gives the following example

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$var = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft Windows\CurrentVersion", "ProgramFilesDir")

MsbBox(4096, "Program files ar in:", $var)

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I tried adding the & in my script and got a "Error in Expression" message.

Greg

[SupraNatural 0]

Nooo you did

MsgBox(32,"DEBUG","The value of $HFM is", $HFM)

Notice there are 4 ,'s when there should be 3. (flag,title,message,[timeout])

so you are telling it:

Flag = 32

Title = Debug

Msg = The value of $HFM is

Timeout = $HFM

When it should be:

MsgBox(32,"DEBUG","The value of $HFM is" & $HFM)

            Flag,     Title,"msg

Flag = 32

Title = Debug

Msg =The value of $HFM is & $HFM

Edited August 25, 2005 by SupraNatural

[seandisanti 3]

uhm is that msgbox correct? Shouldn't it be MsgBox(32,"DEBUG","The value of $HFM is" & $HFM)

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yep

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just to elaborate - the comma between the values tells the message box that the last value is a seperate argument, which obviously you're not tyring to do. you're trying to concatenate the strings, which is done with the '&' not the ",". lose the comma, add an '&' and you're all set.

Edited August 25, 2005 by cameronsdad

[SupraNatural 0]

yep

***edit***

just to elaborate - the comma between the values tells the message box that the last value is a seperate argument, which obviously you're not tyring to do.  you're trying to concatenate the strings, which is done with the '&' not the ",".  lose the comma, add an '&' and you're all set.

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exactly

p.s. has the autoit site been going down for anyone else?

[BigDod 518]

Thanks for the feedback ......  per the Autoit Help on RegRead gives the following example

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$var = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft Windows\CurrentVersion", "ProgramFilesDir")

MsbBox(4096, "Program files ar in:", $var)

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I tried adding the & in my script and got a "Error in Expression" message.

Greg

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The help file is correct and if you follow the example you should have used

MsgBox(4096, "The value of $HFM is", $HFM)

And that would have given you your answer.

[SupraNatural 0]

Im pretty sure we've all told him the same thing...

[Danny35d 9]

Thanks for the feedback ......  per the Autoit Help on RegRead gives the following example

==========================================

$var = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft Windows\CurrentVersion", "ProgramFilesDir")

MsbBox(4096, "Program files ar in:", $var)

=========================================

I tried adding the & in my script and got a "Error in Expression" message.

Greg

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If you look at the help example between the parenthesis there are only two commas; meaning MSGBOX(flag, title, text) in your syntax you have between the parenthesis tree commas:

MsgBox(32,"DEBUG","The value of $HFM is", $HFM)

and like SupraNatural said:

MsgBox(32,"DEBUG","The value of $HFM is" & $HFM)

change the last , to & and the script will work....

[GregP 0]

Nooo you did

Notice there are 4 ,'s when there should be 3. (flag,title,message,[timeout])

so you are telling it:

Flag = 32

Title = Debug

Msg = The value of $HFM is

Timeout = $HFM

When it should be:

Flag = 32

Title = Debug

Msg =The value of $HFM is" & $HFM

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Ok - I think were a little off-track here - my original code was:

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$HFM = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Hyperion Solutions\Hyperion Financial Management\Install","VERSION")

IF $HFM = "3.5.0.0.384" Then

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The IF statement was continually failing - so I added the following to determine if the RegRead command was working correctly

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MsgBox(32,"DEBUG","The value of $HFM is", $HFM)

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The MsgBox was returning "The value of $HFM is "

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Per your reply I changed the msgbox to this

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MsgBox(32,"DEBUG","The value of $HFM is", & $HFM)

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I got an Autoit Error - pointing to the &. Either way - just by the fact that the IF statement is failing - tells me that $HFM doesn't have any value. Is there anything

I'm doing wrong or should know about with the RegRead command??

[GregP 0]

If you look at the help example between the parenthesis there are only two commas; meaning MSGBOX(flag, title, text) in your syntax you have between the parenthesis tree commas:

MsgBox(32,"DEBUG","The value of $HFM is", $HFM)

and like SupraNatural said:

MsgBox(32,"DEBUG","The value of $HFM is" & $HFM)

change the last , to & and the script will work....

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Sorry - I wasn't able to see all of the replies - either my browser or the Autoit website having a problem?

Ok - I change the syntax to

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$HFM = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Hyperion Solutions\Hyperion Financial Management\Install","VERSION")

MsgBox(32,"DEBUG","The value of $HFM is" & $HFM)

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It returns the correct value! So there must be something going on with my IF statement code following the RegRead command.

Thanks for all your help!!!

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[SupraNatural 0]

LoL yea its frustrating trying to explain something little like that.