{"id":4313,"date":"2016-08-24T14:00:28","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T13:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samlogic.net\/blog\/?p=4313"},"modified":"2019-07-08T12:28:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T12:28:11","slug":"the-reg1-to-reg5-variables-in-visual-installer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samlogic.net\/blog\/2016\/08\/the-reg1-to-reg5-variables-in-visual-installer\/","title":{"rendered":"The %REG1 to %REG5 variables in Visual Installer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"In this blog post<\/a> we explained how to use variables in Visual Installer<\/a>. Many variables get their values automatically from known locations in Windows Registry, but there are also some variables in Visual Installer that can obtain their values from locations in Windows Registry that you<\/em> specify.<\/p>\n

The %REG1 to %REG5 variables<\/strong>
\nThere are five variables in Visual Installer that can obtain their values from keys and value names in the Windows Registry that you specify. They have the following names: %REG1<\/strong>, %REG2<\/strong>, %REG3<\/strong>, %REG4<\/strong>, and %REG5<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

How to specify a location in Registry to read<\/strong>
\nTo specify a key and value name in the Registry for any of these variables, you must first open the Variables<\/strong> dialog box in Visual Installer’s editor. You can do this by first opening the Registry<\/strong> or INI files<\/strong> tab in Visual Installer’s editor, and then click on the Variables<\/strong> button, that is located at the bottom right of the editor:<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The following dialog box will be opened if you click on the button:<\/p>\n

\"List<\/p>\n

If you scroll to the bottom of the list, you will find the User variables<\/strong> section:<\/p>\n

\"List<\/p>\n

As default, these variables are empty but you can specify a key and value name for them by clicking on the Change values<\/strong> button (in the bottom left), and then specify the information in the Change contents for variables<\/strong> dialog box that is opened:<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

To specify a key and value for example for the %REG1<\/strong> variable, you need to enter the information at the %REG1<\/strong> text box in the User variables<\/strong> section. For example like this:<\/p>\n

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\SamLogic\\Visual Installer\\10.5 :: Path<\/span><\/p>\n

“HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\SamLogic\\Visual Installer\\10.5<\/span>” is the key and “Path<\/span>” is the value name. You can read more about this format in Visual Installer’s User Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the picture below we have specified keys and values for both the %REG1<\/strong> variable and the %REG2<\/strong> variable:<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

You can click OK<\/strong> to save the keys and value names. In the Variables<\/strong> dialog box you will now see the information that you entered in the previous dialog box in the Contents<\/strong> column of the variable list. You can also see the current value for the variable (that is read from the Registry) by hovering the mouse pointer over the variable name, as shown in the picture below:<\/p>\n

\"Shows<\/p>\n

During the installation, the %REG1<\/strong> to %REG5<\/strong> variables will read its contents from the end-users Registry. If no contents is available, the variables will be empty.<\/p>\n

See also<\/strong>
\n><\/span><\/strong> Your project\u2019s bitness affects where the %REG1 to %REG5 variables get their values<\/a>
\n><\/span><\/strong> Variables in Visual Installer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this blog post we explained how to use variables in Visual Installer. Many variables get their values automatically from known locations in Windows Registry, but there are also some variables in Visual Installer that can obtain their values from locations in Windows Registry that you specify. The %REG1 to %REG5 variables There are five … <\/p>\n

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