Batcher Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Greetings to all listeners, i've got a program importing lines from a textfile to use with RegDelete. Is it possible to read lines from a textfile and use RegDelete to remove these imported lines from registry by using RegDelete command? It works well with: RegDelete ("HKLM64\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders", "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\") If i want to use it with FileReadLine: RegDelete ("HKLM64\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders", "$RegValue") Complete script: Local $File = FileOpen ("InstallerFolders.txt", 0) If $File = -1 Then MsgBox (0, "Fehler", "Die Datei konnte nicht geöffnet werden.") Exit EndIf While 1 Local $RegValue = FileReadLine ($File) If @error = -1 Then ExitLoop RegDelete ("HKLM64\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders", "$RegValue") WEnd FileClose ($File) I always get Error 1 which says the key/value does not exist but it does. The contents of InstallerFolders.txt is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\MEDIA\OFFICE14\1031\ C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\MEDIA\OFFICE14\ ... I nearly searched the whole internet, but couldn't find a hint for this... Could someone please tell me what i'm doing wrong? Have a nice day :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancescoDiMuro Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Hi @Batcher, and welcome to the AutoIt forum Did you try to see what does the variable $RegValue contain? I would add this code: While 1 Local $RegValue = FileReadLine ($File) If @error = -1 Then ExitLoop Else ConsoleWrite("Reg value is: " & $RegValue & @CRLF) ; ----------------------------------> This line RegDelete ("HKLM64\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders", "$RegValue") WEnd Use the Code ( <> ) tag to insert code in the post, it makes things more readable! Click here to see my signature: Spoiler ALWAYS GOOD TO READ: Forum Rules Forum Etiquette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batcher Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 Hi FrancescoDiMuro, thanks for your fast reply. Nice hint to show me how to use the console, thank you. Ok, i tried it your way and it says: Reg Value is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE14\Office Setup Controller\Office.de-de\ Reg Value is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE14\Office Setup Controller\ Reg Value is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\1031\DataServices\ Reg Value is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\MEDIA\OFFICE14\1031\ ... Just like it should, i think. I used MsgBox instead of console before to get some information about the $vars. The textfile and it's read-in seams corrent. The registry also says me "hey, i got the keys and values, try to remove me...". I'm able to remove them directly, with regedit too. Oh, and i've got admin credentials, that's not the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancescoDiMuro Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 (edited) @Batcher You just made a little error, 'cause of distraction! This is what you're trying to do: RegDelete ("HKLM64\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders", "$RegValue") And this is what you should do: RegDelete ("HKLM64\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders", $RegValue) Spotted the difference? Simply, you were treating $RegValue as a String, so, the script was using literally the string "$RegValue" as KeyValue instead of "C:\..." ! Edited July 27, 2017 by FrancescoDiMuro Click here to see my signature: Spoiler ALWAYS GOOD TO READ: Forum Rules Forum Etiquette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batcher Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 You made my day, thank you so much! Normally i'm really familiar scripting things in whatever language... now i'm just ashamed Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancescoDiMuro Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 @Batcher Happy to have helped! And... Don't be ashamed! Everyone makes some error 'cause of distraction Have a good day! Click here to see my signature: Spoiler ALWAYS GOOD TO READ: Forum Rules Forum Etiquette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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