I've to add a script to windows registry via command line as follow:
Reg add HKCU\Software\...\.\.. /v backUp /t REG_SZ /d "%~dp0\backUp.bat" /f
The script is called "setup.bat" it contains only the above line. BTW backUp.bat is running at the same dir as the "setup.bat" so for that i'm using %~dp0 to get the full path of the script dir. I surrounded %~dp0 by ", because some path contains spaces.. So, normally when i run i set properly the full path of the backUp.bat, whenever the script is running, but the problem is that i get a double slash before backUp.bat in my registry, look:
C:\Users\marwen\Desktop\bin\\backUp.bat
If i change the command as this:
Reg add HKCU\Software\...\.\.. /v backUp /t REG_SZ /d "%~dp0"\backUp.bat /f
Same here, the result is faulty :
C:\Users\marwen\Desktop\bin"\backUp.bat
How to solve this ?
untested but Reg add HKCU\Software\...\.\.. /v backUp /t REG_SZ /d "%~dp0backUp.bat" /f without the slash should do it.
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So i tried to make a batch file that runs when a txt file is opened.
reg add HKCR\txtfile\shell\open\command /ve /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d %0 /f
So far so good. But when i open the text document theres an error due to spaces in %0.
reg add HKCR\txtfile\shell\open\command /ve /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "%0" /f
This doesnt give me an error, but the registry value doesnt change.
reg add HKCR\txtfile\shell\open\command /ve /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d ^"%0^" /f
Same thing.
So whats my problem here?
The escape character in this case, (complete lack of consistency, I know), is the back slash:
Reg Add "HKCR\txtfile\shell\open\command" /VE /D \"%~0\" /F >Nul
I am trying to add a directory to the PATH variable in windows. This is what I am entering the command line. (Or a batch file)
#echo off
set value=%path%;%ProgramFiles%\AtomScript\
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Sessions Manager\Environment" /v Path /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d %value% /f
And it comes up with this message
ERROR: Invalid syntax.
Type "REG ADD /?" for usage.
What am I doing wrong?
You probably have to quote %value% (with double-quotes) because its expansion has embedded blanks for C:\Program Files, etc.
That would be
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Sessions Manager\Environment" /v Path /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "%value%" /f
You can see what the actual expansions are by turning echo on in your script:
#echo on
Maybe you solved it already, but as far as I can see you also might have a misspelling in "...\Sessions Manager...". At least on my system it's "Session" without the extra s.
I have a command in my bat file that appends the Path environmental variable:
reg.exe ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment" /v Path /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d %PATH%;"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_51\bin"
However, I get an error: "Error: Too many command-line parameters"
How can I successfully append without using the GUI?
the code
reg.exe ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment" /v Path /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d %PATH%;"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_51\bin"
Should read like this
reg.exe ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment" /v Path /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "%PATH%";"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_51\bin"
If the path was all one like like this C:\windows\system32 then it would work with out editing. But if it has spaces like C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Intel Corporation\ then as it has a space then cmd read's it as C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Intel so you will get your error.
Little Willis here. I am trying to using a batch script to edit an existing registry key that is used when double clicking a .jar file. The issue is that the data that I'm trying to enter contains quotes but I also need quotes for it to be considered a string.
Example:
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\jarfile\shell\open\command" /v "" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\javaw.exe" -jar "%1" %* /f
When I run that in a batch script the cmd window prints out "Error: Too many command line parameters"
So to make this simple. I want to add a registry key with "C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\javaw.exe" -jar "%1" %* as the data including the quotations and the %1 and %* exactly as they are not converted to any actual statement or string.
EDIT:
The registry is normally added using using this command line string:
ftype jarfile="C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\javaw.exe" -jar "%1" %*
it works fine in the command line, but just as the code given below when I used this in a batch script the "%1" and %* don't appear.
Use backslashes to escape the inner quotes, i.e.:
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\jarfile\shell\open\command" /v "" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "\"C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\javaw.exe\" -jar \"%1\" %*" /f
Percent literals must be doubled in a batch file: \"%%1\" %%*"
as an addition to dbenham's answer, you should use backslaches and quotes for location path !! (i mean, you should use "\"C:\Program Files..... instead of "C:\Program Files..... )
so this is the final answer for typical percent sign & adding problem:
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\jarfile\shell\open\command" /v "" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "\"C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\javaw.exe\" -jar \"%%1\"" /f
thanks dbenham!
Another alternative is to use single quotes, some applications can read it properly, example:
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\jarfile\shell\open\command" /v "" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "'C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\javaw.exe\' -jar '%1' %*" /f
I've resolved the question I had about inserting %DATE% into a REG_SZ registry value (see link), but now I'm running into a slightly different problem trying to insert %~DP0 (long source path) into a registry value using REG ADD within a .BAT script. It won't do it, and I'm sure it's because I'm doing something wrong.
reg add "hklm\software\acme" /v "TestValue" /d "%~dp0" /t REG_SZ /f
I've also tried setting the value to a variable first, but that doesn't work either. What happens is that it inserts the expanded path without the preceeding double-quote, but with a trailing double-quote, and then bombs with an error about REG /? syntax, etc.
SET VX=%~DP0
reg add "hklm\software\acme" /v "TestValue" /d "%VX%" /t REG_SZ /f
Anyone see what I'm doing wrong?
The path %~dp0 ends in the directory separator character '\' (e.g. 'c:\temp\') which is being interpreted as an escape for the following double-quote character and so the parser is not seeing the closing double-quote. What you need to do is escape the trailing \ character with another one:
reg add "hklm\software\acme" /v "TestValue" /d "%~dp0\" /t REG_SZ /f