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QKnet

Dec 9 2006, 08:34 AM

I have this registry key

CODE

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Collectorz.com\Movie\Databases]
"CurrentDatabase"="D:\\Movie Collectorz\\Data\\khanh.mvc"

Can you tell me the commandline or autosit script to import the key into registry with the "D:\\Movie Collectorz\\Data\\" replaced by the current path of the cmd file.

Thank you very much

elajua

Dec 9 2006, 03:03 PM

i dont know exactly but search for DOS system variables.
you can use some as SYSTEMDRIVE USERPROFILE etc...

IcemanND

Dec 9 2006, 03:14 PM

CODE

reg add HKCU\Software\Collectorz.com\Movie\Databases /v CurrentDatabase /t REG_SZ /d "%CD%"

Will only have a problem if the current directory is the root directory.

Rico.JohnnY

Dec 10 2006, 07:12 PM

Cmd

CODE

Set CurPath=%~dp0
Set CurPath=%CurPath:~0,-2%
REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Collectorz.com\Movie\Databases" /v CurrentDatabase /t REG_SZ /d "%CurPath%"

Autoit

CODE

RegWrite('HKCU\Software\Collectorz.com\Movie\Databases', 'CurrentDatabase', 'REG_SZ', @ScriptDir)

Yzöwl

Dec 10 2006, 10:44 PM

@Rico.JohnnY
Your code is wrong, try this to see what I mean!

CODE
@ECHO OFF
SET CURPATH=%~DP0
ECHO/%CURPATH%
SET CURPATH=%CURPATH:~0,-2%
ECHO/%CURPATH%
PAUSE

If the location of your running script was C:\Documents and Settings\Rico\Scripting\MyBatch.cmd, your registry input would look like this

C:\Documents and Settings\Rico\Scriptin

I think you may have been looking for %CURPATH:~0,-1%.

I would still be tempted to go with IcemanNDs version which used the current path, and not the location of the script too!

CODE

REG ADD HKCU\Software\Collectorz.com\Movie\Databases /V CurrentDatabase /D "%CD%" /F>NUL

Rico.JohnnY

Dec 11 2006, 06:04 AM

@Yzöwl

Yes..you are right. it's a typo. For the %CD% method, personally i don't like it. Coz you have to use CD command firstly to make sure the working dir is the current dir. Otherwise %CD% should be equal to %userprofile% generally .

IcemanND

Dec 11 2006, 07:26 AM

%CD% gives you the current directory. So if you double click on the CMD file it will be the directory the script resides in. If you open a cmd window and run it from another directory it will give you the path to the directory you are currently in. If you create a shortcut to it then it depends upon the setting in "Start In:" as to what you will get back.

And actually it is still not right. Since he wanted the filename also. And by adding two lines you fix the problem with running it in the root directory.

CODE

set backslash=
if not "%cd:~-1%" == "\" set backslash=\
REG ADD HKCU\Software\Collectorz.com\Movie\Databases /V CurrentDatabase /D "%CD%%backslash%khanh.mvc" /F>NUL

note: everything from REG ADD to >NUL should be on one line.

QKnet

Dec 11 2006, 07:52 AM

QUOTE (IcemanND @ Dec 11 2006, 07:26 AM)

CODE

set backslash=
if not "%cd:~-1%" == "\" set backslash=\
REG ADD HKCU\Software\Collectorz.com\Movie\Databases /V CurrentDatabase /D "%CD%%backslash%khanh.mvc" /F>NUL

note: everything from REG ADD to >NUL should be on one line.

Thank you so much. I got what I want. Cheers.

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