How can I read and store the value of a Windows registry key in an installer variable?

0	How can I read and store the value of a Windows registry key in an installer variable? variable installer registry key asked 06 Sep '11, 09:12 Jake ♦♦ 181●5●33●174 accept rate: 98% edited 12 Sep '11, 04:21

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You can store the value of a registry key in an installer variable using a <registryGet> action. If the key or name does not exist, then the variable created will be empty. You will have to include a section like the one below inside an action list section of your XML installer project file.

<registryGet>
<variable>installdir</variable>
<key>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment</key>
<name>MY_APPDIR</name>
</registryGet>

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answered 06 Sep '11, 09:12

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edited 15 Sep '11, 06:30

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