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[fortage]

The WshShell.RegDelete method does not delete keys with subkeys. Is there another method that will or some code that can assist me in doing so.

Thanks

 

[dilettante]

I haven't tested this, but the example below taken from the Windows Script Technologies Help seems to imply that it DOES work:

Set Sh = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
key =  "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\"
Sh.RegWrite key & "WSHTest\", "testkeydefault"
Sh.RegWrite key & "WSHTest\string1", "testkeystring1"
Sh.RegWrite key & "WSHTest\string2", "testkeystring2", "REG_SZ"
Sh.RegWrite key & "WSHTest\string3", "testkeystring3", "REG_EXPAND_SZ"
Sh.RegWrite key & "WSHTest\int", 123, "REG_DWORD"
WScript.Echo Sh.RegRead(key & "WSHTest\")
WScript.Echo Sh.RegRead(key & "WSHTest\string1")
WScript.Echo Sh.RegRead(key & "WSHTest\string2")
WScript.Echo Sh.RegRead(key & "WSHTest\string3")
WScript.Echo Sh.RegRead(key & "WSHTest\int")
Sh.RegDelete key & "WSHTest\"

Sorry about the line-wraps.

 

[dilettante]

Oops! That may not be what you were looking for. I suppose you were thinking of an example of a key like:

"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Something\WSHTest\"

And then deleting:

"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Something\"

I'll take your word for it that this doesn't work, but I don't see a way to traverse the key deleting stuff either.

 

[jonscott8]

Paste the following in a .VBS and execute it to demonstrate it does delete subkeys.

Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell&quot
oShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Jon\",""
oShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Jon\Jon2\",""
oShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Jon\Jon2\Test","Test"
WScript.Echo "Click OK to discard"
oShell.RegDelete "HKCU\Jon\" Jon Hawkins

 

[dilettante]

Hmmm...

Then there is the article:

PRB: RegDelete Method of Windows Script Host Cannot Delete Key That Contains Subkeys

http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q279847

It offers a couple work-arounds.

 

[jonscott8]

dilettante - I didnt even think to inquire on which version of WSH fortage was using. Good catch.

fortage - Upgrade your WSH to a newer release. See

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...pt56/html/wsconUpgradingWindowsScriptHost.asp

FWIW, I'm using version 5.1 and the RegDelete method works as desired. Jon Hawkins