syntax for info from registry

[JMontana]

Hi all,

I need a return list of configured fonts in a database program.

For that I need a list of all the fonts marked in the data field as 1 in the registry located at:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Software
FileMaker
8.5A
Fonts

Can someone put the total string together that I have to use to reach the list?

It's the command I have to use in a Send Event function in FileMaker.
But I'm stuck where to use the '/' or the '\' etc.

TIA

[JMontana]

Thank you for the long list of possibilities and parameters.

Right now I have absolutely no clue how to put what together with what to reach the info I need....

Is it something like:

REG QUERY \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FileMaker\8.5A\Fonts....??

Do I need to put C:\ in front ?  and is it HKCU instead of HKEY_CURRENT_USER ??

I never, ever did something like that before, never needed.... so I'm a bit at lost here....

If I could have the total string needed to retrieve the info in the command line, that would be a saver...

I tried some combinations, but I'm not completely at ease to try things out at command level and registry....

And an additional question: is it possible to have the result of the query saved in some kind of text file ?

[Salmon Trout]

type

reg query HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FileMaker\8.5A\Fonts

at the prompt. What do you get?

[Allan]

Two posts from BillRich have been deleted from this thread.

[patio]

Thank goodness...
For awhile i thought the OP was talking to himself...

[JMontana]

type

reg query HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FileMaker\8.5A\Fonts

at the prompt. What do you get?

'reg' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch.

Same message when I remove 'reg'

......

[Salmon Trout]

'reg' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch.

what happens when you type

PATH

at the prompt?

Also, is this file present?

C:\windows\system32\reg.exe

[JMontana]

what happens when you type

PATH

at the prompt?

On the Win 2000
PATH=C:\WINNT\system32;C:\WINNT\System32\Wbem;C:\PROGRAM~1\COMMON~1\ODBC\FILEMA~1;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Oracle\win32

On the Win 7
See screenshot

Also, is this file present?

C:\windows\system32\reg.exe

Yes on the Win 7, no on the Win 2000 

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[Salmon Trout]

On the Win 2000
PATH=C:\WINNT\system32;C:\WINNT\System32\Wbem;C:\PROGRAM~1\COMMON~1\ODBC\FILEMA~1;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Oracle\win32

On the Win 7
See screenshot

Yes on the Win 7, no on the Win 2000

Ah... now you see fit to give some more information! At last! I was wondering when you would get around to divulging the OS. It seems there are in fact two.

Well, as far as I can see the reg command should work perfectly well in your Windows 7 situation, since (a) reg.exe is in c:\windows\system32, and (b) that folder is (correctly) included in the PATH. Yet you say it does not? Is that right? If so, I am very surprised.

However, in the Windows 2000 situation you need to install the Support Tools from the Windows 2000 installation CD as reg.exe is not installed by default, instructions here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301423

or if the CD is not to hand, get just reg.exe (in a zip archive) here

http://www.dynawell.com/download/reskit/microsoft/win2000/reg.zip

and unpack it to a folder listed in the PATH variable.