deactivate an ini file? 1

[jlockley]

I am fighting Paradox on a new W7Pro installation; The issue is that Paradox has two files which reset the default file locations every time it is shut down. They are pdxregcln.exe and pdxregcln.ini. (Paradox default settings throw all files into the great My documents cloaca. I need a distinct location.). The standard practice through vista was to delete the registry entries and the files. In 7 Paradox cannot be restarted without reinstalling the files. I am hoping that, if I can't get rid of them, I can castrate the suckers. Here is the .ini file. Does anyone know if I can alter this so it does nothing?

; Ini file used for Paradox Registry Key cleaner.
; Please make sure there is no blank before/after section name in []
; please make sure there in no blank before/after KeyName or Value name inside ""
; Setup Time Stamp will be generate by setup. It is a FILETIME type 64bits time.
[SetupTimeStamp]
HKEY="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"
KeyName="Software\Corel\Setup\Paradox\11\Migrate"
ValueName="SetupTimeStamp"

;Cleanup Time stamp will be generate by PdxRegCl.exe. It is a FILETIME type 64bits time.
[CleanupTimeStamp]
HKEY="HKEY_CURRENT_USER"
KeyName="Software\Corel\Setup\Paradox\11\Migrate"
ValueName="CleanupTimeStamp"


; MaxNumber- it should greater or equal to the total number of Registry Key Section list after this section
; MaxRegSectionNameLen - the maximum character which a registry key section name could have
[RegKeyListMaxNumber]
MaxRegSectionNameLen=9
MaxNumber=2


; List the Registry Key Section here.
; Maximum character of section name is set in MaxRegSectionNameLen .
; Section name must be leading by letter. It could be followed by any letter or digit
; No ValueName in section or ValueName is empty means all subkey/value will be delete with the key.
[Key1]
HKEY="HKEY_CURRENT_USER"
KeyName="Software\Corel\Paradox\11"

;[Key2]
;KeyName="Software\Corel\Paradox\11.0\AddIns"
;ValueName="1"

[key3]
HKEY="HKEY_CURRENT_USER"
KeyName="Software\Corel\Paradox\11.0

 

[BadBigBen]

do you see all the ";", these are REMARK statements, doing this for all the lines, effectively disables all of the INI...



Ben
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[jlockley]

Hadn't even thought of that. On the other hand, could comment out everything.

Actually, I found a work around, simply setting the default location in the registry from $personal$ to f:/file location.

thanks

 

[BadBigBen]

I guess that works too...

I never used that program (or haven't yet), so I just stuck to the question how you would keep the INI from parsing...

btw. "remark" and "commenting out" are basically the same thing, I guess it just stuck with me from programming in the 80's (that is what BASIC programming does to the brain... he he)...

Ben
"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."
How to ask a question, when posting them to a professional forum.
Only ask questions with yes/no answers if you want "yes" or "no"

 

[jlockley]

It probably works better. I wonder if commenting it out would cause issues. Everything causes issues with Paradox, which is why you won't be using the program in the future. It's a dinosaur, but I am stuck with it. Thanks.

BTW, I started with Basic in about '80 - just for fun. I haven't got very far in programming since then.

 

[BadBigBen]

I haven't got very far in programming since then.

ditto, just a little C++ (tech-school requirement) that's it...

Ben
"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."
How to ask a question, when posting them to a professional forum.
Only ask questions with yes/no answers if you want "yes" or "no"

 

[jlockley]

slogged through PHP, then found a finished script to do what I needed. Paradox has its own language called "Object Pal," which I relearn as needed, but never fluently. Still, a clue is better than nothing.