RegRead and remove filename

[eJan]

I need help to use clean path or to remove filename from Registry value.

RegRead("HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BWMeter", "UninstallString")

In my case "UninstallString" is: C:\Program Files\BWMeter\Uninstall.exe

[therks]

Uhm.. RegDelete?

[eJan]

Uhm.. RegDelete?

No, because I'd like to use for other scripts, I need string to count chars until "\" or "\*2", and use converted string without filename for updates.

*Edit

Not to modify the Registry.

Edited March 25, 2005 by eJan

[therks]

Wait... so you want to just pull the bolded part of the text from the RegRead?

Use StringInStr.

Offhand (not looking at the manual), I think it goes something like this:

$string = RegRead("HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BWMeter", "UninstallString")
$pos = StringInStr($string, '\', 0, -1)
$newstring = StringLeft($string, $pos)
msgbox(0, 'get path', $string & '=>' & $newstring)

My memory for syntax isn't perfect though.

[eJan]

Wait... so you want to just pull the bolded part of the text from the RegRead?

Use StringInStr.

Offhand (not looking at the manual), I think it goes something like this:

CODE$string = RegRead("HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BWMeter", "UninstallString")

$pos = StringInStr($string, '\', 0, -1)

$newstring = StringLeft($string, $pos)

msgbox(0, 'get path', $string & '=>' & $newstring)

My memory for syntax isn't perfect though.

Works great, thanks Saunders!