Kbase P184390: GET-KEY-VALUE returns "?" when value data begins with an environment variable
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
18/03/2011 |
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Status: Unverified
SYMPTOM(s):
GET-KEY-VALUE returns "?" when value data begins with an environment variable
GET-KEY-VALUE returns "?" when Windows registry key value data begins with an environment variable such as %ProgramFiles%
FACT(s) (Environment):
Windows
Progress/OpenEdge Product Family
CAUSE:
GET-KEY-VALUE only supports the REG_SZ and REG_DWORD types (it converts REG_DWORD to a character string). REG_EXPAND_SZ requires special handling to expand environment variables and GET-KEY-VALUE doesn't do that special handling.
FIX:
Obtain the value without the use of GET-KEY-VALUE. This might be accomplished by:
Writing a DLL to obtain the value and calling as an external procedure
Using the .NET Microsoft.Win32.Registry class to obtain the value