Re: Execute registry setting if SQL found

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Thanks Terry, sorry about the multiple posts. My laptop must have spazzed
out :) I'll try looking for the service state of running and see how that
goes. Thanks again!

"Terry Matthews" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Derek, you posted this 3 times so not sure which to reply to ;)
>
> To know if SQL is installed on the machine you can do several things, the
> simplest is to look for the SQL registry keys and if found then add your
> reg keys. You could also check to see if the SQL service is actually
> running on the machine and what it's state is. That will tell you if it
> is really on the machine and running.
>
> Another question is do you care about ALL versions of SQL? Or a specific
> one? What about MSDE?
>
> Terry
>
> "Derek Brown" <garionb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Hello,
>> I am wondering if someone could help me. I'm trying to figure out how to
>> modify my program installation so that if SQL Server is found on the
>> system, an additional registry key will be added to the system. Can
>> someone please advise? Thanks!
>>
>> Derek
>>
>>
>
>
>


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