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RE: Registry keys containing slash
- To: 'Keith Starsmeare' <keith_starsmeare at yahoo dot co dot uk>, cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Subject: RE: Registry keys containing slash
- From: Bernard Dautrevaux <Dautrevaux at microprocess dot com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 11:46:36 +0200
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Starsmeare [mailto:keith_starsmeare@yahoo.co.uk]
> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 10:17 AM
> To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> Subject: Re: Registry keys containing slash
>
>
> > >I'm a bit concerned about what would happen with the patch
> if I try to
> > >create a key that contains '/'. I'll try it myself
> tonight, but maybe
> you
> > >can allay my fears a little earlier.
> >
> > That occurred to me seconds after typing "cvs commit". I
> would appreciate
> > knowing if this still works.
>
> I didn't think '/' would be an exceptable within a key name,
> but it is. Well
> my (unnecessary) patch fails (as does Corinna's translate):
>
> $ regtool list
> 'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AutoProxyTypes\Application/x-internet-signup'
> Default
> DllFile
> FileExtensions
>
> $ regtool list
> /HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/AutoProxyTypes/Application/x-internet-signup
> Error: The system cannot find the file specified.
>
> I guess it's probably more reliable to use those pesky
> backslashes then!
>
Why nor, err..., escape them with backslashes ? :) :) :)
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