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Hi Everyone,

I have a problem getting info from the Registry and writing it into a variable. I have just spent the past hour reading post from a search I did on this issue and never got it to work, though I did find lots of things I was doing wrong.

Here is the issue...

I have a hidden button on a page which does this.
On Show
Read data from registry

(Source)
Label
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion","RegisteredOwner"

(Destination)
Variable
User

I have the variable named User on the page, and it should read the source into the destination. I read enough of the older posts where people were trying to deal with situations close to this and I've tried many variations, but can not get it to read who the RegisteredOwner is from the registry into my variable named User.

I have been in the registry to make sure that it does have a value of my name, and I'm trying to get a program to show who the owner is by trying to get that name to show up in that variable (User).

So what am I doing that is stupid? I feel it's probably minor that I'm over looking.

This works...

User = ReadRegistryKey("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion" , "RegisteredOwner")


Just had to try a little harder.

The registry actions can only read and write data from a publication specific registry key; not the general registry:


As you have seen, if you need more complex registry access then you need to use the scripting version.

Glad you got it working.

Denn, I am doing sort of the same thing at the moment and I am having problems. WHen you say "this works..." please elaborate how you setup your commands on the button please, I mean:

ON SHOW
Read data from registry
-Label: User = ReadRegistryKey("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion" , "RegisteredOwner")

In registry for....
Current User only (is selected)

Destination
Variable USER

and then I am assuming you create a txt field and populate it with the USER variable to read the info.

Is this what you have done? Because I am doing the same and it is not working for me. Please advise.
Thanks

Koala,

What I did was this...
I created a hidden button on the page that has a command of "on show"
Then I chose Script (under programming)

In the script window I put this in verbatim. (don't put anything in front like, -Label:) use it just as I have it.
User = ReadRegistryKey("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion" , "RegisteredOwner")

On the page I have a variable named "User"

Remember, this works on XP. I'm not sure about windows 2000, or Vista. I did a search on the internet and found where the information about the registered user of the machine is located. That is where I got the path information.

So this is what should happen. The page / screen is opened. The button is activated "On Show", The script is read and the information is placed into the variable.

If that doesn't work for you let me know. I'm at work and don't have everything in front of me. If the above does not work for you I will check everything when I get home and see if I've left anything out.

From what you showed me, I believe at this point your problem will be solved if you take "Label:" out of your script.