Re: URGENT!!! Removeing entries inside a key?

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From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 07/16/04 

Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 17:06:08 +0200

Chris Kitzmann wrote:

> This is VERY URGENT for a rollout.
>
> I was wondeirng how I would go about removeing certain entries inside a key?
> Below is the data that I what to remove from the entry.
>
> \\Bmkc1alsol01\ESTeam6\Setup\Lisp Files;\\Bmkc1alsol01\ESTeam6\Setup\Steel.lsp Files;\\Bmkc1alsol01\ESTeam6\Setup\Menu Files;\\Bmkc1alsol01\Process\ZRegion\Research\Lisp;\\bmkc1alsol01\Process\ZRegion\Custom_Details\Z Details;\\bmkc1alsol01\Process\ZRegion\Custom_Details\Custom Details;
>
> This is the actual entry that I have. I only want to remove the above
> entries without removeing anything else. PLEASE HELP.
>
> Name:
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R15.0\ACAD-1:409\Profiles\<<Unnamed Profile>>\General]
>
> Data:
> \\bmkc1aleng\ESTeam6\Setup\Lisp Files;\\Bmkc1alsol01\ESTeam6\Setup\Lisp Files;C:\ACAD2000\Support;\\bmkc1alsol01\ACAD2K\ACAD2000\support;C:\ACAD2000\fonts;\\bmkc1alsol01\ACAD2K\ACAD2000\Fonts;C:\ACAD2000\Help;\\bmkc1alsol01\ACAD2K\ACAD2000\Help;C:\ACAD2000\Express;\\Bmkc1alsol01\acad2k\ACAD2000\express;\\bmkc1alsol01\ProgramFiles\Butler\Acad2k\Lisp;\\bmkc1alsol01\ProgramFiles\Butler\Acad2k\Symbols;\\bmkc1alsol01\ProgramFiles\Butler\Smart;\\bmkc1alsol01\std_drawings;\\bmkc1alsol01\std_drawings\Cadlib;\\Bmkc1alsol01\Process\ZRegion\Custom_Details\Z Details;\\Bmkc1alsol01\Process\ZRegion\Custom_Details\Custom Details;\\Bmkc1alsol01\ESTeam6\Setup\Steel.lsp Files;\\Bmkc1alsol01\ESTeam6\Setup\Menu Files;\\Bmkc1alsol01\Process\ZRegion\Research\Lisp;\\bmkc1alsol01\Process\ZRegion\Custom_Details\Z Details;\\bmkc1alsol01\Process\ZRegion\Custom_Details\Custom Details;\\bmkc1aleng\ESTeam6\Setup\Steel.lsp Files;\\bmkc1aleng\ESTeam6\Setup\Menu Files;\\bmkc1alsol01\Process\ZRegion\Resear
ch\Lisp;
Hi

As I see from your other posts in this thread you want to remove
some entries inside the *value* (and not key) with the name ACAD.
This you can't do with a registry file, you can only use a registry
file to delete a key or value completely.

Below is a VBScript file that should do the job.

Also note my recent response to your question in the
"File Type Association" post.

'--------------------8<----------------------

' do not add a trailing semicolon on the paths below!
aPaths = Array( _
           "\\Bmkc1alsol01\ESTeam6\Setup\Lisp Files", _
           "\\Bmkc1alsol01\ESTeam6\Setup\Steel.lsp Files", _
           "\\Bmkc1alsol01\ESTeam6\Setup\Menu Files", _
           "\\Bmkc1alsol01\Process\ZRegion\Research\Lisp", _
           "\\bmkc1alsol01\Process\ZRegion\Custom_Details\Z Details", _
           "\\bmkc1alsol01\Process\ZRegion\Custom_Details\Custom Details")

Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

sRegValueName = "HKCU\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R15.0\ACAD-1:409" _
                & "\Profiles\<<Unnamed Profile>>\General\Acad"

On Error Resume Next
sRegValueData = "" ' init value
sRegValueData = oShell.RegRead(sRegValueName)
On Error Goto 0

If sRegValueData <> "" Then

    For Each sPath In aPaths
       'WScript.Echo sPath
       ' replace value that is surrounded with quotes
       sRegValueData = Replace(sRegValueData, """" & sPath & """;", "")
       ' replace value that is not surrounded with quotes
       sRegValueData = Replace(sRegValueData, sPath & ";", "")
    Next

    oShell.RegWrite sRegValueName, sRegValueData, "REG_SZ"

End If
'--------------------8<---------------------- 

-- 
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/scriptcenter/default.mspx

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