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Hello,

 

I don'know if this is the correct section where place this message, so sorry for the error...

I would contact the programmer's team of AutoIt for request, in the next release, a better management of Registry, with similar commands as in NSIS.

I know, I'm a newbie in AutoIt, but if you need an help to develop this features, I can collaborate to test new release.

 

Thanks.

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4 minutes ago, Grof said:

a better management of Registry, with similar commands as in NSIS

Which command are you missing in AutoIt3 in your mind?

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Here are the whole NSIS set of operations:

 

https://nsis.sourceforge.io/Registry_plug-in

 

I'm trying to use AutoIt as a portabilizer so the operations used more frequently (in NSIS) are:

 

registry::MoveKey (Rename the original key in the registry for restore it on leaving)

registry::RestoreKey (COPY THE KEY FROM PORTABLE FOLDER TO REGISTRY)

registry::DeleteKey (delete a key)

 

But also the others are useful...

 

AutoIt seem to be more "reliable" than NSIS and more flexible,

NSIS can be used as a portabilizer (writing in source code) or can be used as a compiling engine in PortableApps (PA in a wrapper with its own commands for semplifing the project phase).

A complete AutoIt solution could be a killer app for NSIS e PApps in the portable field.

 

Another good portabilizer is YAP:

 

http://yap.rolandtoth.hu/#usage

 

If the AutoIt programmers can be interested, this tool is very good but is discontinued) : - (

It came as a fork of NSIS (you can see the similar syntax), and developed indipendently.

 

* For PORTABILIZER I'm talking about a launcher for operations, not a sandbox manager like Evalaze, ThinApp o TurboStudio.

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I was forgetting...

NSIS (NullSoft Installer System) is an installer.

It's not created for build a portable launcher.

AutoIt is created to execute operations, for this reason seems to be better than NSIS

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Subz thanks for your help, is very appreciate.

 

About your idea there is a problem:

When you create a launcher you have to reduce the connection with the operative system.

If Microsoft in the next release use another command all the project fail to works.

Viceversa if this command insn't in old version of windows don't works.

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1 hour ago, Grof said:

I was forgetting...

NSIS (NullSoft Installer System) is an installer.

I understand as both the Autoit3 and SciTE4AutoIt3 installers are build with NSIS. ;) 
... but Autoit3 is not a installer generator like NSIS and all possible needed functions are available through UDF's or can build easily yourself with the provided internal functions.

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"can build easily yourself with the provided internal functions".

 

I don't understand...

How can I rename a Key with the AutoIt internal function?

Could you write an example?

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Are you unable to read what's been posted? Go look at the threads that people have linked and stop with this foolishness.

We're not writing your script for you, and if you cant manage it with all the suggestions given to you already, then it's time to admit you can't learn how to program.

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8 hours ago, Subz said:

I still use Wraithdu RegFunc UDF (see link below), _RegMoveKey should do what you're after, the UDF also includes RegExport function and a number of other useful registry functions like _RegKeyExists, RegValueExists.

 

 

My resources are limited. You must ask the right questions

 

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Hi,

 

I have to apologize with everyone.

 

As i have said I'm newbie (AND I'M NOT A PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMER).

Moreover, this forum is difficult for me to nemage.

 

I have read again the message of Subz and now i will try to follw his suggestion.

 

Thanks again.

 

(Anyway would be great if AutoIt had native registry management!!!).

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17 minutes ago, Grof said:

(Anyway would be great if AutoIt had native registry management!!!).

Same speech about the ability of the cat of making the coffee.
This thing has been said many times:
AutoIt it's a very powerful language thanks to its various set of UDFs, where, in most cases, are more reliable than the native functions, so, have a wide look at what you can do with the tools you have, and build your own if you don't have what you need :)

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Finalmente un italiano!!!

Non sono riuscito a trovare UDF. Cosa significa?

 

(il problema è "build your own if you don't have what you need".

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@Grof
Yes, I'm italian but, since these we are on the AutoIt "English" forum, we have to talk in English as well.
UDF stands for User Defined Function(s), a sort of library in which you can store some useful functions to use like an include.

Sì, sono italiano ma, siccome siamo sul forum di AutoIt Inglese, dobbiamo parlare in Inglese.
UDF sta per "Funzioni Definite dallUtente", ed è una sorta di raccolta di funzioni utili da utilizzare come una libreria :)

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