Unique Registry Component – Essential Elements for Efficient Software Management

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    * IRegistryComponent
    * IRegistryKey
    * IRegistryValue
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IRegistryComponent

This component gives access to registry keys, imports files and also creates keys and values with the specified path.

Declaration

IRegistryComponent : IDispatch

Properties

IRegistryKey CurrentUserOrLocalMachine - Gets the custom registry hive for current user or local machine.

IRegistryKey HKClassesRoot - Gets the registry hive for classes root.

IRegistryKey HKCurrentUser - Gets the registry hive for current user.

IRegistryKey HKLocalMachine - Gets the registry hive for local machine.

IRegistryKey HKUsers - Gets the registry hive for user.

IRegistryKey HKCurrentConfig - Gets the registry hive for current config.

Methods

$a = New-Object -comobject AdvancedInstaller
$b = $a.CreateProject()
$b.RegistryComponent.CurrentUserOrLocalMachine.Keys

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**FindKeyByPath(String path)**- returns IRegistryKey
This method searches at the specified path and the key is returned if found.

**FindKeyByName(String name)**- returns Array<IRegistryKey >
This method searches for all the keys with the specified name and returns an array containing all the matching keys.

$b.RegistryComponent.FindKeyByName(“[ProductName]”)

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CreateKeyByPath(String path) - returns IRegistryKey
This method creates a new key at the specified path.

ImportRegistryFile(String path, Bool is64Bit)
This method imports a registry file from disk.

**CreateValueStringPrependByPath(String path, String data = “ ”)**- returns IRegistryValue
This method creates a new value at the specified path. The data can be specified or the default value is added. The data will be prepended.

CreateValueStringAppendByPath(String path, String data = “ ”) - returns IRegistryValue
This method creates a new value at the specified path. The data can be specified or the default value is added. The data will be appended.

**CreateValueStringReplaceByPath(String path, String data = “ ”)**- returns IRegistryValue
This method creates a new value at the specified path. The data can be specified or the default value is added. The data will be replaced.

**CreateValueExpandableStringByPath(String path, String data = “ ”)**- returns IRegistryValue
This method creates a new value at the specified path. The data can be specified or the default value is added.

**CreateValueIntegerByPath(String path, String data)**- returns IRegistryValue
This method creates a new value at the specified path. The data has to be specified, there is no default value.

**CreateValueBinaryByPath(String path, String data = “ ”)**- returns IRegistryValue
This method creates a new value at the specified path. The data can be specified or the default value is added.

Topics

• IRegistryKey
  Registry Key interface
• IRegistryValue
  Registry Value interface

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