Help writing to registry using slashes "\"

[frabulator]

I need to write to the registry and make a reg key with the name of a location directory. Note, this has to be the name of the key, not the value/data of the key.

I am using the method below, which works for keys without the backslash in its name. When the name is something like this:

RegDir = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Something"
RegKey = "C:\Some Folder\Some File\"

instead of creating a key of "C:\Some Folder\Some File\" inside of "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Something", I end up creating a key inside of the directory of "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Something\C:\Some Folder\Some File\".

I have tried escaping the backslash (C:\\Some Folder\\Some File\\) and replacing it with the chr(92), but neither work.

Any insight would be great.

Thanks in advance.

~Frab

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[romperstomper]

You can't do it with RegWrite and Shell. You need to use an alternative method, such as API calls or WMI.

[frabulator]

I was afraid of that.

Question, do you happen to have any references or examples that I can look at? I looked up WMI and it looks like VBScript. I know from working with it in the past the VBS needs to be very precise.

[romperstomper]

Not sure what I was thinking of earlier - you cannot actually use a backslash in a key name. Windows will not allow it.

[frabulator]

I know it is possible because Office does it when you activate add-ins. Please see the directory of:

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\[version ##]\Excel\Add-in Manager

Attachment 742034

[romperstomper]

Your attachment doesn't work for me. Are you sure you're talking about a key (the things that look like folders), not a value?

[frabulator]

Yes. The name is "C:/Something/Something" I will upload it on another server.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1guC...ew?usp=sharing

[romperstomper]

The key in that image is Add-in manager. The items in the right hand pane are values.

[frabulator]

Then how would I go about making entries like that? Every time I try I make more directories instead of the values.

[romperstomper]

Here's a simple example using API:

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[frabulator]

That works perfectly! Thank you so much!

[romperstomper]

Glad to help.