Registry Object
InstallShield 2020 » Object Expressions for Advanced UI and Suite/Advanced UI Projects
To create an object expression that checks the registry on target systems during an Advanced UI or Suite/Advanced UI installation, use the Registry object.
Syntax
[@Registry(RegistryKeyPath,64Bit).KeyValue(DataValueName)]
[@Registry(RegistryKeyPath,64Bit).Value]
Parameters
The following parameters are available for the Registry object.
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Parameter |
Description |
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RegistryKeyPath |
Specify the full path of the registry key that you want to check on target systems. Use the following abbreviations for the root:
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64Bit |
Use this optional Boolean parameter to indicate whether to check the 64-bit view of the registry. Valid options are:
If you omit this property, or if the target system is running a 32-version of Windows, the installation checks the 32-bit view of the registry. |
Properties
The following properties are available for the Registry object.
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Property |
Description |
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KeyValue |
Retrieve the value data of the value that is passed as a parameter for the KeyValue property. |
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Value |
Retrieve the value data of the registry key’s default value. |
Examples
The following examples demonstrate use of the Registry object in object expressions.
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Expression |
Description |
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[@Registry(HKLM\Software\Microsoft\ |
On 32-bit target systems, obtain the value data of the RegisteredOwner value for the following registry key: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion On 64-bit target systems, obtain the value data of the RegisteredOwner value for the following registry key: HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion |
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[@Registry(HKLM\Software\[COMPANY]\ |
On 32-bit and 64-bit target systems, obtain the value data of the default value for the following registry key: HKLM\Software\My Company Name\My Product Name |
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[@Registry(HKCR\Software\My Company Name\My Product Name, false).KeyValue(MyFile[\[]1[\]].exe)] |
On 32-bit target systems, obtain the value data of the MyFile[1].exe value for the following registry key: HKCU\Software\My Company Name\My Product Name On 64-bit target systems, obtain the value data of the MyFile[1].exe value for the following registry key: HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\My Company Name\My Product Name To avoid treating the square brackets in the data value name as parameter parse indicators, the square brackets are escaped as shown in the sample expression. |
See Also
Using Formatted Expressions that Advanced UI and Suite/Advanced UI Installations Resolve at Run Time