Checking if Registry Key's or Value's exist

[benwaynet]

I'm trying to get the function from

http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=5864

If a registry item exists (key or value, depending on what you pass it).

to work, it allows returns false, even if the key exist

I'm calling the function like thist

WScript.echo RegistryItemExists ("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\")

Thanks,jb

 

[EBGreen]

Someone was being naughty and did not use Option Explicit when they made their functions. Add this line

Dim WshShell:Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

to the top of the RegistryItemExists() function.

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[Remou]

In addition, it would appear that you want RegistryKeyExists, rather than RegistryItemExists.

 

[benwaynet]

That was it thank you.
funny think is, I would assume true would = 1 and false would = 0

But True returns -1 and false returns 0

But as long as its consistent, I can work with it.

thanks,jb

 

[benwaynet]

RegistryKey would be the values on the right hand side of regedit, and RegistryItem is the 'folders' on the left correct?

I'm just checking if the registry 'folder' exist before I try to edit some registry keys.

jb

 

[markdmac]

Other way around. The keys are on the left in Regedit.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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