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RE: PDK PerlMSI - WriteRegistry
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 2007-04-11 20:29:01 

  


  

    





Hi Chris,



 



It is not possible to *not* have a component in an MSI
installer.  The installer basically defines a set of features to be
installed, and each feature includes a set of components.



 



The Component_ column in the Registry table cannot be NULL:




 



http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371168.aspx



 



Here is the code I would use to modify the registry:



 



     $installer->AddData(



         Registry => [



             {




                ; Registry  
=>; "UNIQUE_KEY";,



                ; Root  ;    
=> 2,



                ; Key    ;   
=> "Software\MyCompany\MyApp",



                ; Name  ;    
=> "Name", # empty string for default value




                ; Value     
=> "Value",



                ; Component_
=> $installer->GetParentComponent("$ROOT/bin/myapp.exe"),



             },



         ],



     );



 



But as you can see, the entry still needs to be tied to a
component to tell MSI when to modify this registry entry.



 



Cheers,



-Jan



 












From: Chris Wearn
[mailto:chrisvisualanalysis.com] 

Sent: April 11, 2007 5:30 PM

To: 'Jan Dubois'; pdklistserv.ActiveState.com

Subject: RE: PDK PerlMSI - WriteRegistry









 




Hi Jan,



 



Thank you for the response… I can confirm that I am only
using registry to store values that could also be stored in say an .ini file. I
have been using the installer to set a serial number in Registry as a very
simple form of copy protection, as the computer users have a restricted set of
privileges.



 



I don’t need to install specific components, and was unable
to use the method as it won’t allow to not enter some value.



 



I can not find any examples or other methods for writing a key to
Registry.



 



Are you aware of any other method to add a key to hold a value in
Registry.



 



Regards



 



Chris




 



 





















From: Jan Dubois [mailto:jandactivestate.com] 

Sent: Thursday, 12 April 2007 8:02 AM

To: 'Chris Wearn'; pdklistserv.ActiveState.com

Subject: RE: PDK PerlMSI - WriteRegistry






 



Hi Chris,



 



I have not used
WriteRegistry() myself (most of the time I just call AddData() to explicitly
add stuff to the various tables directly), but from looking at the source I
would think that the <ComponentFile> argument should just be the name of
an executable file in your application.  It is only being used to set the
Component_ column in the Registry table, which is only relevant when you have
multiple components, and only want the registry settings being set when you
install a specific component.



 



In the ScriptGenerator
generated installer I would expect to use a filename like this:




 



 &nbsp; 
PRIMARY_FOLDER . “/bin/myapp.exe”



 



Cheers,



-Jan



 












From: pdk-bounceslistserv.ActiveState.com
[mailto:pdk-bounceslistserv.ActiveState.com] On Behalf Of Chris Wearn

Sent: April 10, 2007 4:45 AM

To: pdklistserv.ActiveState.com

Subject: PDK PerlMSI - WriteRegistry









 




Hi,




 



I am converting an
old installation script from InnoSetup to PerlMSI and have almost completed the
script however I would like to add some keys to Registry.



 



I am trying to add
keys to hold the applications configuration data which works with the old
setup.exe but am having trouble getting it to work with PerlMSI.



 



I would like create
a series of keys and subkeys like so:




 



HKLM/SOFTWARE/MyCompany/MyApp



 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 

Serial&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ;  1234



 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 

Version&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ;  2.0




 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 

User   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 
Bill




 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 

Company&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  ClientX



 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 

Default&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ;  10 lines




 



And have been
trying to use the undocumented WriteRegistry method as follows:



 



$installer->WriteRegistry(



 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 
<ComponentFile>;, 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE', [{ 



 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 
KeyName&nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
=>; "SOFTWARE/MyCompany/MyApp&quot;,   ; 



 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
&nbsp;DefVal&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;  
=&gt; "&quot;,



 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 
Values&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 
=>[



 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp;
{



 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ;
Name => 'Serial',



 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ;
Value => '1234',



 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp;
}



 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp;
{



 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ;
Name => 'Version',



 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ;
Value => '2.0',



 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp;
}



 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ; &nbsp; 
],



 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;   ;
},



]);




 



 



Not sure if I have
the syntax correct for adding the keys or if I am not adding a data value
first, but my biggest problem is the <ComponentFile> value. I am not sure
what it is asking for here and despite trying to input several values, I always
end up with the same error: 



 



File ‘blah’
not found in File Table at c:devetc.pl line 123




 



I’m not sure
what value it requires, and the few links that point to MSDN references now
appear to be outdated and cannot be retrieved.



 



I have done a
fairly exhaustive search and can find no examples of its usage.



 



Anyone used this
method before or can anyone explain how to correctly use the method.



 



Cheers



 



Chris













  

  
  
   
     
    






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