hey i need to modify some registry entries, essentially i am trying to make an app portable that makes a registry entry.
how do I use C++ do delete a registry entry?
I am sort of changing the question now, how do the portable apps here deal with the registry(like firefox, 7-zip), how do you keep things from popping up in the registry
here is the code
Name RegBinExample OutFile test2.exe ShowInstDetails show LicenseData "lic.txt" ;=== Runtime Switches SetCompress Auto SetCompressor /SOLID lzma SetCompressorDictSize 32 SetDatablockOptimize On CRCCheck on AutoCloseWindow True RequestExecutionLevel user ;=== Include !include MUI.nsh !include FileFunc.nsh !include LogicLib.nsh !insertmacro DriveSpace !insertmacro GetOptions !insertmacro GetDrives !insertmacro GetRoot !insertmacro GetSize !insertmacro GetParent page license Section - ;;;;;;;;;;;;;; SectionEnd Var FOUNDPORTABLEAPPSPATH page custom main Function main ${GetDrives} "HDD+FDD" GetDrivesCallBack StrCpy $INSTDIR "$FOUNDPORTABLEAPPSPATH\ASPPortable\Data\www" StrCpy $R0 "2" ;Write the value in one step RegBin::writeRegBin "HKCU" "SOFTWARE\Pablo Software Solutions\babyweb\settings" "UsageCount" $R0 WriteRegStr HKCU "SOFTWARE\Pablo Software Solutions\babyweb\settings" 'webpages' $INSTDIR ExecShell "" "test\test2\mstsc.exe" FunctionEnd Function GetDrivesCallBack ;=== Skip usual floppy letters StrCmp $8 "FDD" "" CheckForPortableAppsPath StrCmp $9 "A:\" End StrCmp $9 "B:\" End CheckForPortableAppsPath: IfFileExists "$9PortableApps" "" End StrCpy $FOUNDPORTABLEAPPSPATH "$9PortableApps" End: Push $0 FunctionEnd
so what do i do next?
thanks
Windows API. See MSDN Reference.
(Hint #include <windows.h>)
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The apps here have a wrapper, written in the NSIS scripting language, and the NSIS wrapper handles the registry entries, the APPDATA folder, and all that other not so portable stuff.
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ok i used the NSIS wrapper but how do i get it to delete the registry entries after the main program is executed.
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Although they are old techniques, look at 7-Zip Portable launcher for ideas, or read the FAQ Page or Readme on the Registry plugin.
The big picture is to get your NSIS launcher to launch the app, but wait for it; when it ends, go clean up after it.
The key is ExecWait, which puts the NSIS script to sleep while the app is running. When the app finishes, NSIS picks up at the next instruction.
Is that what you are asking? Or do you need the exact commands for registry manipulation.
MC
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a couple more things please
when the program checks the drives it looks at only flash or hard drives.
Is there a way i can get it to look for the existing dir on CD drives as well
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