Any way to circumvent these = '{ }'?

[Velius]

Hi Everybody,

It seems that one of my scripts is halting because of these { } (don't know the expression for it), since they're already used for key strokes and the like.

I need to use them in my script though since InstallShield Apps use them i.e. for their folder naming convention.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Edited June 18, 2008 by Velius

[monoceres]

Hi Everybody,

It seems that one of my scripts is halting because of these { } (don't know the expression for it), since they're already used for key strokes and the like.

I need to use them in my script though since InstallShield Apps use them i.e. for their folder naming convention.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Hi! To send '{' or '}' you will need to enclose them in '{}'.

Send("{{}This is some text inside braces{}}")

Edited June 18, 2008 by monoceres

[weaponx]

They are called "braces" and as long as they are within quotes you can use them. You need to example code or SciTe console output for us to assist further.

[Velius]

Sorry, English's not my native language although it might seem different.

That's what it looks like:

IF RegRead ('HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{AB6FFA58-F491-11D3-8951-000000019874}') Then
    Run (@ProgramFilesDir & '\InstallShield Installation Information\{AB6FFA58-F491-11D3-8951-000000019874}\setup.exe')
    Sleep (10000)
    WinWaitActive ("Installshield Wizard")
    Send("{DOWN}")
    Send("{Enter}")
    Sleep (5000)
    Send("{Enter}")
    WinWaitActive ("Installshield Wizard")
    Send("{DOWN}")
    Send("{Enter}")
EndIf

[weaponx]

You might have to specify a working directory for Run():

$dir = @ProgramFilesDir & '\InstallShield Installation Information\{AB6FFA58-F491-11D3-8951-000000019874}'

Run ($dir & "\setup.exe", $dir)

Edited June 18, 2008 by weaponx

[Velius]

Thanks,

I thought that I might have to work with variables.

I will try this.

[Velius]

Ok, I saw the problem. Regread function requires a keyname AND a valuename to be defined. It wasn't about the braces.

I changed it to this:

$reg1 = 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{AB6FFA58-F491-11D3-8951-000000019874}'

If RegRead($reg1, "") Then

Thnaks guys