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Check if a Registry key exists - 5/19/2008 11:31:41 PM

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With a little help from ehvbs and dm_4ever, i concocted the following, really easy to use, RegKeyExists function

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If RegKeyExists ("HIVE", "PATH", "KEY") Then

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RE: Check if a Registry key exists - 5/21/2008 4:38:43 AM

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Maybe not as elegant but i put it here anway:

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RE: Check if a Registry key exists - 5/26/2008 12:36:36 PM

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That was my original thought, but if you do that, then you have to put in "On Error Resume Next" and i'm not a fan of that, unless i absolutely have to use it.

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RE: Check if a Registry key exists - 5/27/2008 3:56:54 AM

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I feel the same way about WMI, and personally I use much the same process as Fredledingue.

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RE: Check if a Registry key exists - 5/27/2008 5:49:02 AM

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lol...so u like both of our methods?

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RE: Check if a Registry key exists - 5/27/2008 6:17:59 AM

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What I meant was that I feel about WMI like you do about On Error Resume Next.
I don't like it, and use it only when there is no other recourse.

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RE: Check if a Registry key exists - 5/27/2008 7:21:38 AM

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But other than that, u like OERN?

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RE: Check if a Registry key exists - 5/27/2008 5:00:21 PM

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It isn't something that I spend time in the morning planning ways to utilize during my work day, but if the need for it arises, i see no problems with it.
And as limited as the error handling is in vbs, it comes in handy.

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RE: Check if a Registry key exists - 5/31/2008 10:25:47 PM

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I'm not a fan of it neither. The goal is to put as little code as possible between on error resume next and on error goto 0 so you stil can debug your script.

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RE: Check if a Registry key exists - 6/11/2008 9:11:24 AM

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Well. i am quite proud of it :)

By the way fred, does On Error Goto 0 mean to turn off OERN?

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RE: Check if a Registry key exists - 6/11/2008 6:04:07 PM

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Yes.

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