"Less than" statements not evaluating - vbscript

Running into this problem. Trying to uninstall all previous version of a program using the less than statement and installing new version. It doesn't recognize the less than and will keep uninstalling and reinstalling the newest version everytime.
Option Explicit
Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
Dim Msg, MsgBoxStyle, RegKey, NAMProductKey, NAMProductName, NAMVersion
'=== START Check for Cisco AnyConnect Network Access Manager < 3.1.05170
Sub GetNAMKey()
Dim oReg, sPath, aKeys, sName, sKey, sVersion
Set oReg = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\default:StdRegProv")
sPath = "SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall"
oReg.EnumKey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, sPath, aKeys
For Each sKey in aKeys
oReg.GetStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, sPath & "\" & sKey, "DisplayName", sName, "DisplayVersion", sVersion
If Not IsNull(sName) Then
If (sName = "Cisco AnyConnect Network Access Manager") Then
NAMProductKey = sKey
NAMProductName = sName
NAMVersion = sVersion
End If
End If
Next
End Sub
'=Start Uninstall Reference==
Sub UninstallUNI(key, name)
Dim cmd, objShell, iReturn, oshell
cmd = "%SystemRoot%\System32\msiexec.exe /q/x " & key
Set objShell = wscript.createObject("wscript.shell")
objShell.LogEvent 0, "Removing the program [" & name & "] under Product Key [" & key & "]" & vbCrLf & "Executing command: " & vbCrLf & cmd
iReturn=objShell.Run(cmd,1,TRUE)
If (iReturn = 0) Then
objShell.LogEvent 0, "Program [" & name & "] was successfully removed"
Else
objShell.LogEvent 0, "Failed to remove the program [" & name & "]."
End If
Set objShell = Nothing
End Sub
'=== START CALLs (This is the script's logic.)
Dim objWSH
Set objWSH = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
NAMProductKey = ""
NAMProductName = ""
NAMVersion = ""
Call GetNAMKey()
If Not (NAMProductKey = "") Then
If (NAMVersion < "3.1.05170") Then
Call UninstallUNI
NAMProductKey = ""
NAMProductName = ""
NAMVersion = ""
Call GetNAMKey()
If (NAMProductKey = "") Then
'Now we need to produce "msiexec.exe /a "Msi file.msi" /quiet /norestart" for a silent MSI install
objWSH.Run "msiexec.exe /i " + Chr(34) + "C:\Users\sek\Music\Cisco ISE\AnyConnect Network Access Manager\anyconnect-nam-win-3.1.05170-k9.msi" + Chr(34) + " /quiet /norestart"
End If
End If
Else
'Now we need to produce "msiexec.exe /a "Msi file.msi" /quiet /norestart" for a silent MSI install
objWSH.Run "msiexec.exe /i " + Chr(34) + "C:\Users\sek\Music\Cisco ISE\AnyConnect Network Access Manager\anyconnect-nam-win-3.1.05170-k9.msi" + Chr(34) + " /quiet /norestart"
End If

Unless you have very specific knowledge about how Cisco names it's versions you can not compare them like this.
The method you are using is a string compare which follows some lexicographic standard rules.
Because of that a version umber like 3.2 will be considered greater than 3.10.
In order to fix this you will have to split the string with '.' as delimiter and compare the subversion numbers independently.
However this is more a general observation and not the direct reason for the wrong evaluation.
I think the reason for that lies within your GetStringValue call.
According to the API this method can not return 2 values at once, so I am a bit puzzled how this is even executed without error. It explains however why the version number is not returned correctly. You would need a second GetStringValue call for that.

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Problem using windows path having space in it

I have created a VB script that I am calling from my batch file on Windows 10. The script is something like this:
Set startupShortcut = sh.CreateShortcut("%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\MyApplication.lnk")
startupShortcut.IconLocation = "C:\Users\MyUser\MyApplication\resources\MyApplication.ico"
startupShortcut.TargetPath = "C:\Users\MyUser\MyApplication\MyApplication-1.4.4.jar"
startupShortcut.WorkingDirectory = "C:\Users\MyUser\MyApplication"
startupShortcut.Save
The shortcut path here has a space in "Start Menu" string. Running it does not create any shortcut at the mentioned path, but when I use a path without shortcut for eg. Desktop, it works fine.
I really need help to understand how I can use paths having space in them.
Here is a subroutine example that can be used for creating a shortcut :
Option Explicit
Const Title = "Create a shortcut for the current vbscript or any other application with arguments using an array"
Call RunAsAdmin()
Create_Shortcut Array("Desktop","Recent","shell:Recent")
Create_Shortcut Array("Desktop","User profile","%userprofile%")
Create_Shortcut Array(_
"Desktop",_
"NetworkDiagnostics",_
"%SystemRoot%\system32\msdt.exe",_
"-skip TRUE -path %Windir%\diagnostics\system\networking -ep NetworkDiagnosticsPNI",_
"%SystemRoot%\system32\msdt.exe,0",_
"Network Diagnostics to fix connections problems",_
"CTRL+ALT+D"_
)
'-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sub Create_Shortcut(rArgs)
Dim objShell,objShortCut,ObjShortcutPath,ShortcutName,ShortcutPath,ShortcutLocation
Dim TargetPath,Arguments,IconLocation,Description,HotKey
Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
If UBound(rArgs) > 1 Then
ShortcutLocation = cstr(rArgs(0))
ShortcutPath = objShell.SpecialFolders(ShortcutLocation)
ShortcutName = cstr(rArgs(1))
Set objShortCut = objShell.CreateShortcut(ShortcutPath & "\" & ShortcutName & ".lnk")
TargetPath = objShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings(rArgs(2))
objShortCut.TargetPath = TargetPath
If ShortcutPath = "" Then
MsgBox "Error The Shortcut Path Does Not Exsists On Your System."_
,vbCritical+vbSystemModal,Title
wscript.quit(1)
End If
End If
If UBound(rArgs) > 2 Then
Arguments = cstr(rArgs(3))
objShortCut.Arguments = Arguments
End If
If UBound(rArgs) > 3 Then
IconLocation = cstr(rArgs(4))
ObjShortCut.IconLocation = IconLocation
End If
If UBound(rArgs) > 4 Then
Description = cstr(rArgs(5))
ObjShortCut.Description = Description
End If
If UBound(rArgs) > 5 Then
HotKey = cstr(rArgs(6))
ObjShortCut.HotKey = HotKey
End If
objShortCut.Save
On Error Resume Next
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
ShowError()
Else
objShell.Popup "The Shortcut "& chr(34) & ShortcutName & chr(34) &" is created Successfully !"& vbcrlf &_
"On " & chr(34) & ShortcutPath & chr(34),5,Title,vbInformation+vbSystemModal
End If
End Sub
'-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sub ShowError()
ErrDetail = "Description : " & Err.Description & vbCrlf & _
"Error number : " & Err.Number & vbCrlf & _
"Error source : " & Err.Source
MsgBox ErrDetail,vbCritical+vbSystemModal,Title
Err.clear
End Sub
'-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sub RunAsAdmin()
If Not WScript.Arguments.Named.Exists("elevate") Then
CreateObject("Shell.Application").ShellExecute WScript.FullName _
, chr(34) & WScript.ScriptFullName & chr(34) & " /elevate", "", "runas", 1
WScript.Quit
End If
End Sub
'-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I used & to connect 2 paths with spaces and it worked well for me:
startupShortcutPath = "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\" & "\Start Menu\Programs\MyApplication\MyApplication.lnk"

Searching the registry with vbs to find an unknown part of the path

I use a path to locate pieces of information that contains a guid that can change. I had the guid value hard coded, but when it changes it doesn't function. I need to discover that guid dynamically. I know a value on the other side of the guid and have a REG Query that finds the entire path, but I can't figure out how to capture that path.
Here's the REG Query:
REG Query HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products /D /V /F "Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010" /S /E
It returns the Value "DisplayName" and it's contents "Microsoft Office Professional Plus"
When run from a batch file it also displays the entire path that includes the elusive guid. I would like to do this from a vb script.
Also the newer Windows Scripting Host Shell object also makes registry access easy.
Set wshshell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
wshshell.RegDelete(strName)
wshshell.RegRead(strName)
wshshell.RegWrite(strName, anyValue [,strType])
See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/293bt9hh(v=vs.84).aspx
Also WMI can access registry. Unlike both above methods it can ennumerate, so you can see what is there without having to know in advance.
Dim proglist()
Set oReg=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\default:StdRegProv")
ret = oReg.EnumKey(&H80000002, "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall", proglist)
If err.num =0 then
For each prog in proglist
msgbox prog
Next
Else
Msgbox err.num & " " & err.description & " " & err.source
err.clear
End If
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa390387(v=vs.85).aspx
It can also check security and monitor changes to keys.
This monitors changes to Windows Uninstall key.
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:root/default")
Set objEvents = objWMIService.ExecNotificationQuery("SELECT * FROM RegistryTreeChangeEvent WHERE Hive='HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE' AND RootPath='SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall'")
Do
Set objReceivedEvent = objEvents.NextEvent
msgbox objReceivedEvent.GetObjectText_()
Loop
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa393041(v=vs.85).aspx‎
Recursion is used to walk each node in a tree. The function calls itself every time it comes across a node. Start below program using cscript to avoid a few thousand msgboxs - cscript //nologo c:\folder\RecurseReg.vbs.
Set wshshell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
EnumReg "SOFTWARE\CLASSES"
Sub EnumReg(RegKey)
On Error Resume Next
wscript.echo "---------------------------------------"
wscript.echo "HKLM\" & RegKey & " = " & wshshell.RegRead("HKLM\" & RegKey & "\")
err.clear
Dim KeyList()
Dim ValueNameList()
Dim ValueList()
Set oReg=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\default:StdRegProv")
If err.number <> 0 then
wscript.echo err.number
err.clear
End If
ret = oReg.EnumValues(&H80000002, RegKey, ValueNameList, ValueList)
If err.number = 0 then
For each valuename in ValueNameList
If valuename <> "" then
Value = wshshell.RegRead("HKLM\" & RegKey & "\" & valuename)
err.clear
wscript.echo valuename & " - " & Value
End If
Next
Else
Msgbox err.num & " " & err.description & " " & err.source
err.clear
End If
ret = oReg.EnumKey(&H80000002, RegKey, Keylist)
If err.number =0 then
For each key in keylist
EnumReg RegKey & "\" & key
Next
Else
Msgbox err.num & " " & err.description & " " & err.source
err.clear
End If
End Sub
Putting both together (this does VC 2008 Runtime which should be on all computers)
Dim proglist()
Set wshshell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
On Error Resume Next
Set oReg=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\default:StdRegProv")
ret = oReg.EnumKey(&H80000002, "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products", proglist)
If err.num =0 then
For each prog in proglist
' msgbox prog
If wshshell.RegRead("HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\" & Prog & "\InstallProperties\DisplayName") = "Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x64 9.0.30729.17" then
Msgbox "Found " & Prog
End If
Next
Else
Msgbox err.num & " " & err.description & " " & err.source
err.clear
End If
For V6 or VBA
The registry is simple in VBA. It's is very limited and uses ini file concepts.
There's a few of them such as (from Object Browser [F2] in VBA editor)
Function GetAllSettings(AppName As String, Section As String)
Member of VBA.Interaction
Sub SaveSetting(AppName As String, Section As String, Key As String, Setting As String)
Member of VBA.Interaction
Sub DeleteSetting(AppName As String, [Section], [Key])
Member of VBA.Interaction
Function GetSetting(AppName As String, Section As String, Key As String, [Default]) As String
Member of VBA.Interaction
Also the Windows API calls can be used.
RegOpenKeyEx
The RegOpenKeyEx function opens the specified registry key.
LONG RegOpenKeyEx(
HKEY hKey, // handle to open key
LPCTSTR lpSubKey, // subkey name
DWORD ulOptions, // reserved
REGSAM samDesired, // security access mask
PHKEY phkResult // handle to open key
);

create folder(trusted), copy of MDE and shortcut

I have put together a script that I think will work, but the only code I know is some VBA. Never tried to create a vbscript before, so my apologies if some errors are obvious, but pointers and corrections would be appreciated.
I am hoping I can give users in my company a link to this script and have them run it. It will create a folder on their C Drive, make it a trusted location, copy a database frontend from the server into it and create a shortcut on their desktop linking to the new file. (I'm hoping the file will auto-update when a new version is made - I think that bit works though).
The code comes from various sources, including my own addled mind but would I need to download Visual Studio to test this? Slightly concerned as it includes creating a registry key and I don't know how to stop the code if it all goes horribly wrong. I don't even know how to break a loop (although I think I read somewhere you need to hit Esc twice). Any tips on how to signify which sub is the main one to run on start would be good too.
EDIT : Code has been amended to my end result incase it is of use to others. Please use with caution. The 'update' vbs deletes the folder created on the local drive.
'FrontEnd Setup
call CreateTrustedFolder
'Const HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT = &H80000000
Const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001
'Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
'Const HKEY_USERS = &H80000003
'Const HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG = &H80000005
Dim lclFolder
Dim blnUpdate
Sub CreateTrustedFolder()
On error resume next
Call RunAdmin
Call FolderFileShortcut
Call CreateReg
if err then
MsgBox "The following error has occurred " & Err & " " & Err.Description
exit Sub
end if
End Sub
'Run as Administrator
Sub RunAdmin()
On error resume next
If Not WScript.Arguments.Named.Exists("elevate") Then
CreateObject("Shell.Application").ShellExecute WScript.FullName _
, WScript.ScriptFullName & " /elevate", "", "runas", 1
WScript.Quit
End If
if err then
MsgBox "The following error has occurred " & Err & " " & Err.Description
exit Sub
end if
End Sub
'Check if folder exists, add file and desktop shortcut
Sub FolderFileShortcut()
On error resume next
Dim oWS
Dim FSO
Dim svrFolder
Dim myShortcut
Dim strLocalDB
Dim strServerDB
Dim strUpdate
Dim strIcon
Dim objFile
Dim counter
Set oWS = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set FSO = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
svrFolder = "\\192.168.1.2\DeptFolder\DatabaseFolder\Auto-Update"
lclFolder = "C:\Program Files\Orrible Database"
If (FSO.FolderExists(lclFolder)) Then
oWS.run "icacls """ & lclFolder & """ /reset /grant:r Users:(W) /t" '/T required for existing folders
FSO.DeleteFolder lclFolder
blnUpdate = True
end if
If Not (FSO.FolderExists(svrFolder)) Then
msgbox "Unable to connect to Location Server", vbCritical, "Installation Failed"
WScript.Quit
End If
For Each objFile in FSO.Getfolder(svrFolder).Files
if LCase(FSO.GetExtensionName(objFile.name)) = LCase("mde") then
counter = counter + 1
strServerDB = FSO.GetFileName(objFile)
end if
Next
If strServerDB = "" or counter <> 1 then
msgbox "Unable to locate the Front End" & strServerDB & "-" & counter, vbCritical, "Installation Failed"
wScript.Quit
end if
strLocalDB = "Co Database.mde"
strUpdate = "DB_UpdateCheck.vbs"
strIcon = "Frontend Update.ico"
FSO.CreateFolder(lclFolder)
oWS.run "icacls """ & lclFolder & """ /grant Users:(OI)(CI)F /t" '/T required for existing folders
FSO.CopyFile svrFolder & "\" & strUpdate, lclFolder & "\" & strUpdate, True
FSO.CopyFile svrFolder & "\" & strServerDB, lclFolder & "\" & strLocalDB, True
FSO.CopyFile svrFolder & "\" & strIcon, lclFolder & "\" & strIcon, True
strDesktop = oWS.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
set myShortcut = oWS.CreateShortcut(strDesktop + "\New Database.lnk")
myShortcut.TargetPath = lclFolder & "\" & strUpdate
myShortcut.WindowStyle = 1
myShortcut.IconLocation = lclFolder & "\" & strIcon
myShortcut.WorkingDirectory = strDesktop
myShortcut.Save
if err then
MsgBox "The following error has occurred " & Err & " " & Err.Description
exit Sub
end if
End Sub
Sub CreateReg()
On error resume next
Dim objRegistry 'registry object
Dim strDescription 'Description of the Trusted Location
Dim strParentKey 'Registry location of Application
Dim strNewKey 'strParentKey and myFolder
Dim oWS 'WSH shell object
strDescription = "DB Folder"
strParentKey = "Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Access\Security\Trusted Locations"
strNewKey = strParentKey & "\" & strDescription & "\"
Set objRegistry = GetObject("winmgmts:\\.\root\default:StdRegProv")
'objRegistry.GetStringValue HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strParentKey & "\" & strDescription
If Not objRegistry.EnumKey(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strNewKey) = 0 then '0=true
objRegistry.CreateKey HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strNewKey
objRegistry.SetStringValue HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strNewKey, "Path", lclFolder
objRegistry.SetStringValue HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strNewKey, "Description", strDescription
End if
If not blnUpdate = True then
msgbox "The Database is now available from your desktop", vbInformation, "Setup Complete"
Else
msgbox "The update is now complete."
End if
if err then
MsgBox "The following error has occurred " & Err & " " & Err.Description
exit Sub
end if
End Sub
There is also a separate Update vbs which is what runs when the link is clicked. This checks to see if the 'created date' of the database on the server is newer than that on the local drive. The new DB name MUST NOT be the same as the one it is replacing. It might run a little fast, but this is as far as I have taken this.
Call CheckForUpdate
Sub CheckForUpdate()
On Error Resume Next
Dim FSO
Dim oWS
Dim svrFolder
Dim lclFolder
Dim svrFail
Dim strLocalDB
Dim strServerDB
Dim lclDate
Dim svrDate
Dim strFileName
Dim intDBcount
Dim fCheck
Set oWS = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set FSO = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
svrFolder = "\\192.168.1.2\DeptFolder\DatabaseFolder\Auto-Update"
lclFolder = "C:\Program Files\Orrible Database"
strLocalDB = "Co Database.mde"
If Not (FSO.FolderExists(svrFolder)) Then
msgbox "Unable to connect to Location Server", vbCritical, "Update Check Failed"
svrFail = True
End If
If Not svrFail = True Then
For Each fCheck in FSO.GetFolder(svrFolder).Files
If Ucase(Right(fCheck.Name, 3)) = "MDE" Then
intDBcount = intDBcount + 1
strServerDB = fCheck.name
End If
Next
If Not intDBcount = 1 Then
MsgBox "Please inform the Administrator that there is a problem with the Automated Update System.", _
vbCritical, "Update Failed (" & intDBcount & ")"
svrFail = True 'not quit - need to see if old version available
End If
End If
If Not (FSO.FolderExists(lclFolder)) Then
If svrFail = True Then 'If no lcl folder or server
If Not intDBcount = 1 then WScript.Quit
msgbox "You are unable to use the Database." & vbcrlf & _
"Please try again when you have access to the Location Server.", _
vbcritical, "Database Not Installed"
WScript.Quit
Else 'If no lclfolder, get it from svr
'Do normal initial install
oWS.Run svrFolder & "\" & "DB_Install.vbs", 1, True
WScript.Quit
End If
Else
If svrFail = True Then 'If lcl folder, but no svr
'open db
oWS.Run CHR(34) & lclFolder & "\" & strLocalDB & CHR(34)
WScript.Quit
Else 'If lcl folder and svr access, check for update.
lclDate = fso.getfile(lclFolder & "\" & strLocalDB).DateCreated
svrDate = fso.getfile(svrFolder & "\" & strServerDB).DateCreated
If lclDate < svrDate Then 'Update available
intMsg = MsgBox("An update is available - Do you wish to update now?", vbQuestion + vbYesNo, "Update Found")
If intMsg = vbYes Then
oWS.Run svrFolder & "\" & "DB_Install.vbs", 1, True ',1,true should pause the code until install closes
oWS.Run CHR(34) & lclFolder & "\" & strLocalDB & CHR(34)
WScript.Quit
Else
oWS.Run CHR(34) & lclFolder & "\" & strLocalDB & CHR(34)
WScript.Quit
End If
Else
oWS.Run CHR(34) & lclFolder & "\" & strLocalDB & CHR(34)
WScript.Quit
End If
End If
End If
If err Then
MsgBox "The following error has occurred " & Err & " " & Err.Description
Exit Sub
End If
End Sub

Checking and opening different browsers using wsh script

hey guys i know this may sound stupid, but i am stuck with this question in my head...im really new to this wscript or vbscripting....at the time of writing i figured out how to open IE using wscript...heres the code
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Return = WshShell.Run("iexplore.exe www.bbc.co.uk", 1)
but i cant figure out how to check if firefox is installed, then open firefox, if chrome is installed, open chrome, and the same thing goes for all the browser types.....
Update:
I did a little research and thought why not check the registry for that, so i came up with this script for checking the registry, now i dont know why but this always gives the same output "key does not exists" event though i have this registry in my system
keyTest = keyExists("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox")
If keyTest = False Then
wscript.echo "Key does not exist"
Elseif keyTest = True then
wscript.echo "Key exists"
End if
Function keyExists (RegistryKey)
If (Right(RegistryKey, 1) <> "\") Then
RegistryKeyExists = false
Else
On Error Resume Next
WshShell.RegRead RegistryKey
Select Case Err
Case 0:
keyExists = true
Case &h80070002:
ErrDescription = Replace(Err.description, RegistryKey, "")
Err.clear
WshShell.RegRead "HKEY_ERROR\"
If (ErrDescription <> Replace(Err.description, _
"HKEY_ERROR\", "")) Then
keyExists = true
Else
RegistryKeyExists = false
End If
Case Else:
keyExists = false
End Select
On Error Goto 0
End If
End Function
Problems in your example:
In keyExists(), a variable named RegistryKeyExists is being used for the return value from the function when keyExists is intended.
The Shell object variable WshShell is never instantiated via CreateObject().
The value of the registry key of interest does not end with a backslash.
Here's my streamlined version of your code which I believe accomplishes your objective:
Option Explicit ' programming with your seatbelt on :-)
Dim keys(4)
keys(0) = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox"
keys(1) = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\"
keys(2) = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Bad\Key\"
keys(3) = "BAD\Root\On\This\Key\Causes\Exception"
keys(4) = "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\"
On Error Resume Next
Dim i, key
For i = 0 To UBound(keys)
key = keyExists(keys(i))
If Err Then
WScript.Echo "An exception occurred reading registry key" _
& " '" & keys(i) & "':" _
& " [" & Err.Number & "] " _
& Err.Description _
& ""
Else
If keyExists(keys(i)) Then
WScript.Echo "Key *exists*: [" & keys(i) & "]"
Else
WScript.Echo "Key does *not* exist: [" & keys(i) & "]"
End If
End If
WScript.Echo "--"
Next
Function keyExists (RegistryKey)
Dim keyVal, errNum, errDesc
keyExists = False
On Error Resume Next
Dim WshShell : Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
keyVal = WshShell.RegRead(RegistryKey)
Select Case Err
Case 0
keyExists = True
Case &h80070002
' key does not exist
Case Else
errNum = Err.Number
errDesc = Err.Description
On Error GoTo 0
Err.Raise vbObjectError + 1, "WScript.Shell", _
"Something went wrong reading the registry:" _
& " [" & Hex(errNum) & "] " & errDesc
End Select
On Error GoTo 0
Set WshShell = Nothing
End Function
' End
Generally following code can be used to find out to get List of All Installed Software.
Here I have used Message box to display this list, you can use if condition to find out desired software is installed or not............
' List All Installed Software
Const HKLM = &H80000002 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
strComputer = "."
strKey = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\"
strEntry1a = "DisplayName"
Set objReg = GetObject("winmgmts://" & strComputer & _
"/root/default:StdRegProv")
objReg.EnumKey HKLM, strKey, arrSubkeys
For Each strSubkey In arrSubkeys
intRet1 = objReg.GetStringValue(HKLM, strKey & strSubkey, _
strEntry1a, strValue1)
If strValue1 <> "" Then
MsgBox VbCrLf & "Display Name: " & strValue1
End If
Next
I have tried this code on machine & found that,it just listing Firefox browser, even when i have installed chrome & IE.So this regular method wont work surely for everyone. After that I have checked registry and found that,all browser are listed on.....
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\
So we can write code to find is is particular browser is installed or not.
Following sample code to check if Chrome & Firefox is installed or not and if installed open it with URL passed
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."
Set oReg=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & _
strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\chrome.exe\shell\open\command\"
strValueName = ""
oReg.GetStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,strValueName,strValue
If InStr(1,strValue,"chrome",vbTextCompare) Then WshShell.Run("chrome www.google.com")
strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command\"
strValueName = ""
oReg.GetStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,strValueName,strValue
If InStr(1,strValue,"firefox",vbTextCompare) Then WshShell.Run("firefox www.google.com")
Similarly you can modify this code for IE, Opera & Safari
Hope this helps.......

Want to make a directory inaccessible with vb6

I'm working on a program that will disable access to shared folders on a document server if the hard drive is getting close to being full. Currently, I am just renaming them to something different to prevent the app server from being able to send more documents over. I'm wondering if there is a way to somehow lock down a folder programmatically, either setting it to read only, or disable its share status. From what I've seen, changing a folder to read-only directly in windows doesn't prevent new files from being copied into it. Anyone have any ideas on how to do this? My current code looks like this:
Private Function MoveShares(ByVal strOldLocation As String, ByVal strNewLocation As String) As Boolean
Dim objFSO As New FileSystemObject
If objFSO.FolderExists(strOldLocation) Then
LogAction "Moving " & strOldLocation & " to " & strNewLocation
objFSO.MoveFolder strOldLocation, strNewLocation
End If
Set objFSO = Nothing
End Function
Pretty basic, but I'm hoping I can do this in a subtler way.
googled this and found something similar on Daniweb, this is not my code so no warranties. I pasted the code below. Assuming this works try modifying permissions to deny the account(s) that are used by the apps. Deny permissions will override allowed permissions. You can look at the source here.
Dim strHomeFolder, strHome, strUser
Dim intRunError, objShell, objFSO
strHomeFolder = "C:\Test"
strUser="srikanth"
Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If objFSO.FolderExists(strHomeFolder) Then
intRunError = objShell.Run("%COMSPEC% /c Echo Y| cacls " & strHomeFolder & " /t /c /g everyone:F ", 2, True)
wscript.echo "The File " & strHomeFolder & ". Permissions changed to Every One."
If intRunError <> 0 Then
Wscript.Echo "Error assigning permissions for user " & strUser & " to home folder " & strHomeFolder
End If
End If
For the shared folder, I ended up editing the registry to "rename" the share itself, not the folder. I did this by reading the registry entry data, deleting the entry, and writing the data to a new entry. I also had to restart the computer browser and server services in order for the server to acquire the new share name. This prevents the app server from sending documents because it can't find a share with the old name. I also had to convert the security entry values from decimal back to hexadecimal before writing them to the new entry, and wait between stopping and restarting services to make sure they had finished before moving on the to next service.
Private Function RenameShare(ByVal strOldName As String, ByVal strNewName As String) As Boolean
Dim objRegAccess As Object
Dim varValues() As Variant
Dim varItem As Variant
Dim strSharePath As String
Dim strSecurityPath As String
Dim strValues As String
Dim strCmd As String
Set objRegAccess = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
strSharePath = "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\LanmanServer\Shares\"
strSecurityPath = strSharePath & "Security\"
strValues = ""
varValues = objRegAccess.RegRead(strSharePath & strOldName)
strValues = ""
For Each varItem In varValues
strValues = strValues & varItem & "~"
Next
RunCommand "REG ADD " & strSharePath & " /v " & strNewName & " /t REG_MULTI_SZ /s ~ /d " & strValues & " /f", False
RunCommand "REG DELETE " & strSharePath & " /v " & strOldName & " /f", False
strValues = ""
varValues = objRegAccess.RegRead(strSecurityPath & strOldName)
For Each varItem In varValues
strValues = strValues & varItem & "~"
Next
strValues = ConvertDecToHex(strValues)
RunCommand "REG ADD " & strSecurityPath & " /v " & strNewName & " /t REG_BINARY /d " & strValues & " /f", False
RunCommand "REG DELETE " & strSecurityPath & " /v " & strOldName & " /f", False
RunCommand "NET STOP ""Computer Browser"" ", True
RunCommand "NET STOP ""Server"" ", True
RunCommand "NET START ""Server"" ", True
RunCommand "NET START ""Computer Browser"" ", False
End Function

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