Re: how do I read registry key?

2019-12-27 Thread ToddAndMargo via perl6-users
My Latest with Wolf's recommendations. Now I can open and close the key, but still am getting an invalid parameter trying to read the key K:\Windows\NtUtil>perl6 -I. -e "use WinMount :GetLUA; say GetLUA();" RegOpenKeyExW RegOpenKeyExW RtnCode 0 RegQueryValueExW 1 2

Re: how do I read registry key?

2019-12-27 Thread ToddAndMargo via perl6-users
On 2019-12-27 00:45, WFB wrote: Hi Todd, According to this: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/debug/system-error-codes--0-499- Return code 161 means: ERROR_BAD_PATHNAME. Changing your code fixed that:  my Str   $SubKey =

Re: how do I read registry key?

2019-12-27 Thread WFB
Hi Todd, According to this: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/debug/system-error-codes--0-499- Return code 161 means: ERROR_BAD_PATHNAME. Changing your code fixed that: my Str $SubKey = 'SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\System'; my $lpValueName =

Re: how do I read registry key?

2019-12-26 Thread WFB
I would love to look into that, however, my son needs all my free time and I do have very little knowledge about NativeCall. I hope I will find time in the next days to learn more of this stuff, but I will not much help :-( On Fri, 27 Dec 2019 at 07:31, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users <

Re: how do I read registry key?

2019-12-26 Thread ToddAndMargo via perl6-users
This is how far I have gotten: Note that is I use a "0" in $RtnCode = RegQueryValueExW( HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, $lpValueName, 1, REG_DWORD, $lpData, $lpcbData ); The program dies with no return code. -T K:\Windows\NtUtil>perl6 -I. -e "use WinMount :GetLUA; say GetLUA();"

Re: how do I read registry key?

2019-12-25 Thread ToddAndMargo via perl6-users
On 2019-12-25 21:48, WFB wrote: BTW, hat would be also a great module for pushing to https://modules.raku.org/. Not sure my code is good enough for that. :'(

Re: how do I read registry key?

2019-12-25 Thread ToddAndMargo via perl6-users
On 2019-12-25 21:48, WFB wrote: On Wed, 25 Dec 2019 at 23:10, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users mailto:perl6-users@perl.org>> wrote: Hi All, Windows https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sysinfo/retrieving-data-from-the-registry How do I use this to read retrieve a

Re: how do I read registry key?

2019-12-25 Thread WFB
On Wed, 25 Dec 2019 at 23:10, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users < perl6-users@perl.org> wrote: > Hi All, > > Windows > > > https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sysinfo/retrieving-data-from-the-registry > > How do I use this to read retrieve a value of a registry key? > > Many thanks, > -T >

how do I read registry key?

2019-12-25 Thread ToddAndMargo via perl6-users
Hi All, Windows https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sysinfo/retrieving-data-from-the-registry How do I use this to read retrieve a value of a registry key? Many thanks, -T