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Carl Gundel-2

Reading/writing Windows registry?

I'm having trouble finding information about accessing the Windows registry in VA Smalltalk. I googled and only found information about add on products for this. Really? Shouldn't this be built in, from the get go?

-Carl Gundel

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Carl Gundel-2

Re: Reading/writing Windows registry?

On Friday, April 26, 2013 9:07:08 AM UTC-4, Carl Gundel wrote:

I'm having trouble finding information about accessing the Windows registry in VA Smalltalk. I googled and only found information about add on products for this. Really? Shouldn't this be built in, from the get go?

-Carl Gundel

Okay, I kept digging and found the OleRegistry class (why is it called OleRegistry?). There is an included registry browser example that I will try to use to figure this out. Is there any written documentation?

Thanks,

-Carl

Hermann Ottens

Re: Reading/writing Windows registry?

Hi Carl,

i don't know about the OleRegistry class, but you can have a look at AbtHTMLHelpAccessor (application AbtWinHelpApp, subapp of AbtHelpApp) especially the methods platformBrowserPath and platformNewreaderPath.
We built our own registry class based on the information found there.

Hermann

Am Freitag, 26. April 2013 15:29:32 UTC+2 schrieb Carl Gundel:

On Friday, April 26, 2013 9:07:08 AM UTC-4, Carl Gundel wrote:
I'm having trouble finding information about accessing the Windows registry in VA Smalltalk. I googled and only found information about add on products for this. Really? Shouldn't this be built in, from the get go?

-Carl Gundel

Okay, I kept digging and found the OleRegistry class (why is it called OleRegistry?). There is an included registry browser example that I will try to use to figure this out. Is there any written documentation?

Thanks,

-Carl

Thomas Koschate-2

Re: Reading/writing Windows registry?

In reply to this post by Carl Gundel-2

On Friday, April 26, 2013 9:07:08 AM UTC-4, Carl Gundel wrote:

Shouldn't this be built in, from the get go?

Some of us only use Windows when absolutely forced to, so I think the Instantiations folks will need to hear a demand for support for a Windows registry handler, before you see it happening.

Until then, you might find it worthwhile to spend the $81 for a single copy of http://www.totallyobjects.com/registry.HTM, or talk to David Pennington about licensing more seats. Totally Objects does good stuff, and surely your time is worth more than that paltry amount?

Tom

jtuchel

Re: Reading/writing Windows registry?

Am Freitag, 26. April 2013 18:51:34 UTC+2 schrieb Thomas Koschate:

On Friday, April 26, 2013 9:07:08 AM UTC-4, Carl Gundel wrote:

Shouldn't this be built in, from the get go?

Some of us only use Windows when absolutely forced to,

hear, hear ;-)

I guess I'd tend to agree with Tom here: if I could chose between better Linux Support or a Registry tool in VAST, I'd happily buy David's tool and have Instantiations work on less obscure things ;-)

Joachim

I think the Instantiations folks will need to hear a demand for support for a Windows registry handler, before you see it happening.

Until then, you might find it worthwhile to spend the $81 for a single copy of http://www.totallyobjects.com/registry.HTM, or talk to David Pennington about licensing more seats. Totally Objects does good stuff, and surely your time is worth more than that paltry amount?

Tom

Long Haired David

Re: Reading/writing Windows registry?

In reply to this post by Carl Gundel-2

Our Totally Objects registry product has been around for years, has be bought many times and works really well. It presents the Registry as a dictionary so you can use all of the methods that you are used to. It's only $81 and will save you huge amounts of time, especially getting to grips with permissions.

David

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On Friday, April 26, 2013 2:07:08 PM UTC+1, Carl Gundel wrote:

I'm having trouble finding information about accessing the Windows registry in VA Smalltalk. I googled and only found information about add on products for this. Really? Shouldn't this be built in, from the get go?

-Carl Gundel

David
Totally Objects
Doing Smalltalk since 1989

Carl Gundel-2

Re: Reading/writing Windows registry?

Thanks for the tip. I'll consider it, but right now I'm not having any particular problem with using the OleRegistry class. :-)

-Carl

On Friday, April 26, 2013 4:01:51 PM UTC-4, Totally Objects wrote:

Our Totally Objects registry product has been around for years, has be bought many times and works really well. It presents the Registry as a dictionary so you can use all of the methods that you are used to. It's only $81 and will save you huge amounts of time, especially getting to grips with permissions.
David
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On Friday, April 26, 2013 2:07:08 PM UTC+1, Carl Gundel wrote:
I'm having trouble finding information about accessing the Windows registry in VA Smalltalk. I googled and only found information about add on products for this. Really? Shouldn't this be built in, from the get go?

-Carl Gundel