We use WinExec(PChar('regedit /s "' + LFile + '"'), SW_SHOWNORMAL);

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Derricutt, Mark [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 12:05 PM
> To:   Multiple recipients of list offtopic
> Subject:      [DUG-OFFTOPIC]:  Calling Regedit from InstallShield...
> 
> Problem....  I'm trying to install a .reg file from my InstallScript
> but am
> getting errors about not being to open the file etc. etc.  At first I
> thought it didn't like filenames with spaces in them, so I converted
> it to
> the fat16 name, still doesn't work, any ideas??  This is the code I'm
> using:
> 
>   svPath = SRCDIR ^ "metric.reg";
>   LongPathToShortPath ( svPath );
>   LaunchApp(WINDIR ^ "Regedit.exe", "/s " ^ svPath);
> 
> I know I can use InstallShield itself to install registry keys, which
> I do
> as well, but these ones we include as a .reg file for the user to run
> at any
> stage as well.
> 
> Mark
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