Topic: (vl-registry-read

[Keith™]

I don't know what you are trying to accomplish, or how you build your list. But if you want to extract a single string from a list, especially if the list has more than one element use this:

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(setq mylist (list "1" "2" "3" "4" "5"))

(defun inlist (mytestval mylist / ndx)
(setq ndx 0)
(while (< ndx (length mylist))
 (setq myval (nth ndx mylist))
 (if (= myval mytestval)
  (setq ndx (length mylist))
  (progn
   (setq ndx (1+ ndx)
           myval nil)
  )
 )
 myval
)
)

The code returns the value if it is present, nil if it is not.

[MP]

I must not understand what's required here because I don't see need for anything more than --

(car (member myItem myList))

Anyone? Bueller?

[Kerry]

........................  zipped up project into the current drawing directory in a folder called "Submittal mm-dd-yyyy"

I'm not sure either Michael.

One thing though ..

I'd name the folders so they are sortable ie :

Submittal YYYY-mm-dd

.. and add a time based <24 hr clock> suffix, unless you are sure you wont have more that one submittal a day
 
Submittal YYYY-mm-dd-HHMM

[ronjonp]

The trick that I am finding now is automating creation of the etransmit setup on each user machine. Any ideas on how to go about this?





Thanks,

Ron

[Keith™]

Are the paths the same? If they are, a simple registry file that is merged would solve the problem ..
Where do you want to do the work from? Is this supposed to be ran on the individual workstations or do you want to deploy it from a single computer via network registry connections. If you can do that, all you need to do is connect to the remote computer using the administration tools of the registry editor and merge the data.

[ronjonp]

Keith,

I tried merging the data via my startup batch file that uses a batch file.

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regedit /S  "S:\-AutoCAD Routines-\registry.reg"
I keep getting different results....it always writes the reg data but sometimes the setup still won't show up in the Etransmit List?

Any thoughts on this?

Thanks,

Ron

[Keith™]

My first thought would be that while you are writing the data, the location of the data being written might be different on those systems. For example, the user might not be using that specific locale ID of software, It might be best to use the "CurVer" key (in HKLM) to extract the current version, then use that to find the locale ID from the CurVer key under that key (in HKLM not HKCU) ... once you have that data, you can then place the information in HKCU in the proper location. Also, you might look at the registry of an installation where it worked and one where it did not. There may be another entry in HKCU or HKLM that specifies which is the default setting for ETransmit.

for example, check under the setups item to see if there is anything in there.

I have attached a zip file containing a VBscript to get the AutoCAD installation information and display it to the user. If you look at how I did it htere, you might get a little bit of insight on how I would tackle it.

[ronjonp]

Thanks Keith....I'll take a look at this later and get back to you.

Thanks again,

Ron

[ronjonp]

This is what happened when I ran your script Keith:

[Keith™]

Do you have administrative access to the registry on that computer?

[Bob Wahr]

I'm guessing it can't open the key for read because the key doesn't exist.

[Keith™]

Ok .. it might be that ... except in every installation of AutoCAD I have ever seen it is there ...

[Bob Wahr]

It's not on mine or any of the other installs in this office.

[Keith™]

hmmm ... interesting ...

[Bob Wahr]

I have a CurVer key for acad under HKCU.  Perhaps a difference in install.  Are you using a license manager?  All mine are stand-alone installs.