REG_BINARY : the change that killed me...

[sksbir]

with autoit v3.3.0.0, this change happens:

Changed: RegRead() and RegWrite() no longer use hex strings for REG_BINARY types - native binary datatypes are enforced.

Minor change, big effects.

ok for regwrite, it's easy to scan source code and replace for example : regwrite(....,"REG_BINARY","0010002") with

regwrite(....,"REG_BINARY",binary("0x0010002"))

But for regread, how to be sure to make all changes that are needed ? scanning all regread order... and then ? guess that it retrieves binary ? and what happens if you have not the registry entry on the PC you are using for writing autoit source code ?

and the adaptation will look sooo fun: something like :

regread("key","value") ---> stringmid(string(regread("key","value")),2) (I'm even not sure this is good)

And this minor change is for what ?? who knows....

I like Autoit... yes, really a good tool.

But sometimes, I hate it... guess why...

Edited May 14, 2009 by sksbir

[ProgAndy]

Just Hex is enough

 

Hex(Binary("0x1234567890ABCDEF"))
-->
$value = Hex(RegRead("KEY", "VALUE"))
$value = RegRead("KEY", "VALUE")
If @extended==3 Then $value = Hex($value) ; for Binary data, @extended is 3

Edited June 25, 2015 by Jon

[sksbir]

 

Just Hex is enough

Thanks progAndy. You saved my day

 

I still have to scan all my regread orders, but now, it will be more convenient to do the changes.