Emolas Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 It bothers me trying to troubleshoot a .vbs calling a .bat that calls a .exe that imports a file so I'm converting all of our old batch files and assorted scripting messes into a more simplified single script with as much as possible running native AutoIT commands. Unfortunately, there are several .reg files that have hundreds of entries. I could rewrite them all but programming is supposed to enable lazy guys like me to let computers do the work for them and I forsee a use for something like this in the future. So, before I start writing a script to convert the text in a .reg file into useable AutoIT commands, has someone already done it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFox Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 (edited) Hi, Firstly, you are posting in the wrong forum section (the right one is General Help and Support), this post should be moved by a Moderator. Secondly, I'm sure that I have seen this in the past, so make a forum search. Br, FireFox. Edited October 3, 2012 by FireFox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators JLogan3o13 Posted October 3, 2012 Moderators Share Posted October 3, 2012 Hi, Emolas. Why convert them at all? You could use FileInstall to add the .reg files to the compiled script, then import the reg files during run-time. Check the help file for more on FileInstall, but I would do something like this: FileInstall("C:1.reg", @TempDir & "1.reg") ShellExecute("regedit.exe", '/s "' & @TempDir & '1.reg') FireFox 1 "Profanity is the last vestige of the feeble mind. For the man who cannot express himself forcibly through intellect must do so through shock and awe" - Spencer W. Kimball How to get your question answered on this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Another way is to use IniRead on the *.reg files, they're set up like INI files with section names being the keys and the contents of the sections being the names and the values of the names. Use the read in information to create your RegWrites. If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emolas Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 Thank you for the quick responses. Usually I am able to find just about anything I need by searching the forums here but I was unable to locate anything like this so I posted in hopes that someone recalled whether they had seen one. @jlogan3013 - I considered doing that but it goes against my desires by still having several files and calling external commands when I am trying to consolidate. @BrewManNH - I like that idea, it will make the string manipulation easier than just reading the lines and parsing the text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZJIO Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 reg2au3 (Sigi2) (for myself I changed a script)RegToScript (NIKZZZZ) My other projects or all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emolas Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 Thank you, I'll give them both a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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