Help updating a registry key with hex value

[meckeard]

Hi all,

I've searched the site and google but can't seem to find a way to update a registry key with a hex value.

The variable called 'strNewValue' holds my hex value (hex:84,11,00,00). This causes a type mismatch error but I can't honestly say I know what the issue is.

I've tried multiple ways to accomplish this but none work.

Any advice?

Here is my code:

const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001
strComputer = "."

Set oReg=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" &_
strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")

strKeyPath = "Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\13dbb0c8aa05101a9bb000aa002fc45a"
strkeyvalue = "00036601"
strNewValue = "hex:84,11,00,00"
oReg.CreateKey HKEY_CURRENT_USER,strKeyPath
oReg.SetDWORDValue HKEY_CURRENT_USER,strKeyPath,strKeyValue,strNewValue


wscript.echo "success!

 

[PHV]

What about this ?
strNewValue = &H84110000

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[meckeard]

I'm getting the following error when I try that:

c:\test.vbs(11, 1) SWbemObject: Type mismatch

Here's the updated line:

strNewValue = "&H84110000

 

[EBGreen]

That is not what PHV said to try:

strNewValue = [red]"[/red]&H84110000[red]"[/red]

[red]"... isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway?! I mean, all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you are good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit!" - The Tick[/red]

 

[meckeard]

Ah, gotcha. I was thinking it needs to be set as a string.

It looks as though worked. I'll check the registry to verify.