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ctacke
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 Posted - 09 Aug 2002 : 08:26:47
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ADSReg.exe: Registry parser
ADSReg is a registry file parser that allows you to easily apply registry key and value changes via a text file, similar to the Windows Desktop environment. By passing ADSReg.exe a file name as a command-line parameter, it will parse the target file and apply registry changes.
The parser supports all registry branches, including HKEY_CURRENT_USER, which is not supported by the parser in current ADS CE builds.
ADSReg currently supports the following value types:
- REG_SZ
- REG_DWORD
- REG_BINARY
- REG_EXPAND_SZ
- REG_MULTI_SZ
All text on a line after a semicolon (;) is ignored by the parser, and can be used to delimit comments.
A sample reg file with syntax examples is included with the source.
| Key APIs Used
_tfopen
_fgetts
fclose
RegCreateKeyEx
RegSetValueEx
RegCloseKey
Lines of code: 738
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Rev 5 (15k zip).
modified Mar 31, 03: Added API List and LOC
modified Mar 20, 03: Rev 5 mods - check file header for details (ctacke)
modified Feb 26, 03: Added REG_BINARY support (ctacke)
modified Feb 27, 03: Added REG_EXPAND_SZ and REG_MULTI_SZ support (ctacke)
modified Mar 4, 03: Added support for strings inside a REG_SZ value (ctacke)
modified Nov 29, 04: Note that parser supports the HKCU registry branch (akidder) |
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ctacke
877 Posts |
Posted - 26 Feb 2003 : 18:10:10
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Rev 2 Feature Update: REG_BINARY
We've added support for REG_BINARY data. Binary data is noted by "hex" (see above example) and may span multiple lines if a line continuation ("\") is used. The line continuation character MUST be the last character on the line to be valid. |
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ctacke
877 Posts |
Posted - 27 Feb 2003 : 11:13:54
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Rev 3 Feature Update: REG_EXPAND_SZ and REG_MULTI_SZ
We've added support for REG_EXPAND_SZ and REG_MULTI_SZ data. These keys are noted in reg files by "hex(7)" and "hex(2)" respectively (see above example) and may span multiple lines if a line continuation ("\") is used. The line continuation character MUST be the last character on the line to be valid. |
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ctacke
877 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2003 : 08:52:05
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Rev 4 Feature Update: Double Quotes
We've added support for the double quote character (ASCII 34) inside a REG_SZ value. Now only the outermost quotes of the value are seen as the delimiter.
For example, to run an application whos path has a space in it from the Start | Run command, the entire command must be in quotes, like this:
"FlashFX DiskMyApp.exe"
If you want to persist this in the Run dropdown, you would add the following key to your REG file:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEExplorerRunHistory]
"0"=""FlashFX DiskMyApp.exe""
Note that the outermost quotes delimit the value so the inner quotes are treated as part of the value itself.
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ctacke
877 Posts |
Posted - 20 Mar 2003 : 15:52:03
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Rev 5 Feature Update: Improved Parsing of Comments; REG_MULTI_SZ as Strings
Rev 4 had some difficulties parsing lines that included comments, especially binary data with comments not on the final line. We've greatly improved the parsing algorithm and the parsing rules are included at the top of the ADSparse.cpp source file.
We have also added the ability to enter REG_MULTI_SZ keys as strings (supplementing the current ASCII value list) to make human entry of the values much simpler. |
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ctacke
877 Posts |
Posted - 20 Mar 2003 : 16:28:17
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Registering ADSReg with system
If you want ADSReg.exe to automatically parse REG files when they are double-tapped, add the following registry keys to your system (which can be done with ADSReg!):
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.reg]
"Default"="regfile"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\regfile\DefaultIcon]
"Default"="\Windows\ADSReg.exe,0"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\regfile\Shell\open\command]
"Default"="\Windows\ADSReg.exe %1" |
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