[HELP] How to auto insert current path into a reg file

[ns870152]

Example: I have a file *.reg with content:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Program name]

"Path"="D:\\Program name\\"

If I move "Program name" to E:

I must edit:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Program name]

"Path"="E:\\Program name\\"

How to auto insert the correct/current path without changing the reg file ?

Thank you in advance

Edited September 30, 2013 by ns870152

[Dodel]

Could you not make it portable, using something like thinstall app or similar, (That way it's always looking for it's *root*\\path.)

[Kalju]

This is a very interesting question. And the answer is that it is always automatically amended. If not, then there is something wrong with Yours system.

[ns870152]

Could you not make it portable, using something like thinstall app or similar, (That way it's always looking for it's *root*\\path.)

Thank you

Some softwares can't be made portables by Thinapps, Cameyo, SpoonStudio...

for PES game, I can use the path: "installdir"=".\\", I can copy it everywhere without problem

in a bat file, I can use %~dp0 to get current path but in a reg file, I don't know...

[Dodel]

Could you not make it portable, using something like thinstall app or similar, (That way it's always looking for it's *root*\\path.)

Thank you

Some softwares can't be made portables by Thinapps, Cameyo, SpoonStudio...

for PES game, I can use the path: "installdir"=".\\", I can copy it everywhere without problem

in a bat file, I can use %~dp0 to get current path but in a reg file, I don't know...

Sorry for the quick, basic replies (I'm posting from work), without fully understanding what you're trying to do, I can only partially guess.

Anyhow you can use :-

[%SystemRoot]in a reg key for the local install path. (If I'm going along the right lines.)

Regards

Dodel.

Edited September 30, 2013 by Dodel

[ns870152]

Example: To open (association) a DOC file with Word 2003 portable, I use a bat file (in Office 2003 folder) with content:

assoc .doc=Word

ftype Word="%~dp0Microsoft Office Word 2003.exe" "%%1"

I can copy Office 2003 folder to everywhere, the bat file is still right working

because %~dp0 is the current path where the bat is in

I want to do the same with a Reg file

Sorry for my ugly explaination

Edited September 30, 2013 by ns870152

[Dodel]

http://sourceforge.net/projects/regrapper/

Registry Rapper is a template for allowing the use of programs that save their settings to the registry as portable applications.

Possibly worth a go.

[ns870152]

http://sourceforge.net/projects/regrapper/

Possibly worth a go.

Thank you but this tool requires editing the path of program in INI and REG file Edited September 30, 2013 by ns870152

[MasterZeus]

Here is Your Solution :)

@echo offecho [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Program name]  2>&1 > myReg.regset CUR_DIR=%~dp0set NEW_PATH=%CUR_DIR:\=\\%echo."Path"="%NEW_PATH%" 2>&1 >> myReg.reg

Edited September 30, 2013 by MasterZeus

[ns870152]

Here is Your Solution :)

Thank you, but the code replace all keys of the reg

Here exact the REG I want to do:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Labcenter Electronics]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Labcenter Electronics\Licences 1.1]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Labcenter Electronics\Licences 1.1\Professional]

(...)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Labcenter Electronics\Proteus 8 Professional]

"Path"="D:\\Electronics\\Proteus8\\"

"Version"="8.0.15417.0"

"ProgramData"="D:\\Electronics\\Proteus8\\Data\\"

"LicenceFamily"="Professional"

"Product"="Proteus Professional"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Labcenter Electronics\Proteus 8 Professional\Update Manager]

"UpdateSchedule"=dword:00000007

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Labcenter Electronics\Proteus Professional]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Labcenter Electronics\Proteus Professional\7]

"UpdateFrequency"=dword:00000003

D:\\Electronics\\Proteus8\\ is the path auto replaced (as a variable) when I (or my friends who shared) don't copy to right to this location

Edited September 30, 2013 by ns870152

[MasterZeus]

Solution 1:

1) Add All Registry Entry From 1st reg File (applicationReg.reg <-- [Your Current reg File As it is])

2)Updated Path From 2nd reg File (newPath.reg)

@echo offSETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSIONreg import applicationReg.regecho REGEDIT4 2>&1 > newPath.regecho. 2>&1 >> newPath.regecho [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Labcenter Electronics\Proteus 8 Professional] 2>&1 >> newPath.regset CUR_DIR=%~dp0set NEW_PATH=%CUR_DIR:\=\\%echo."Path"="%NEW_PATH%" 2>&1 >> newPath.regecho."ProgramData"="%NEW_PATH%Data\\" 2>&1 >> newPath.regreg import newPath.reg

Edited October 1, 2013 by MasterZeus

[MasterZeus]

Solution 2:

1) Add All Registry Entry From reg File (applicationReg.reg <-- [Your Current reg File As it is])

2)Updated Path Directly To The Registry

@echo offSETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSIONreg import applicationReg.regset CUR_DIR=%~dp0REG ADD "HKLM\Software\Labcenter Electronics\Proteus 8 Professional"   /f /v Path /t REG_SZ /d "%CUR_DIR%REG ADD "HKLM\Software\Labcenter Electronics\Proteus 8 Professional" /f /v ProgramData /t REG_SZ /d "%CUR_DIR%Data\

Edited October 1, 2013 by MasterZeus

[MasterZeus]

Solution 3:

Directly Update Path to the reg File (applicationReg.reg <-- [Your Current reg File As it is])

@echo offSETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSIONset cur_path=%~dp0set cur_path=%cur_path:\=\\%FOR /F "tokens=1,* delims==" %%A in ('type applicationReg.reg') do (set line=%%Bif defined line ( if %%A == "Path" (  echo %%A="%cur_path%" 2>&1 >> newPath.reg )else if %%A == "ProgramData" (echo %%A="%cur_path%Data\\" 2>&1 >> newPath.reg ) else echo.%%A=%%B 2>&1 >> newPath.reg) else (echo.%%A 2>&1 >> newPath.reg      echo. 2>&1 >> newPath.reg ) )del /F applicationReg.regren newPath.reg applicationReg.reg

Edited October 1, 2013 by MasterZeus

[ns870152]

@MasterZeus: Thank you very much

Is there any solution for only reg file without using bat file ?

Some games/softwares are packed by WinRAR allow changing the install path and importing correct path to registry. How does it do ?

Edited October 1, 2013 by ns870152

[MasterZeus]

@MasterZeus: Thank you very much

Is there any solution for only reg file without using bat file ?

Some games/softwares are packed by WinRAR allow changing the install path and importing correct path to registry. How does it do ?

Don't Know About But i Think They Run Some POST Installation Script To Update Path in Registry.