Hi,

I would like to check if registry key is exist by the following simple Perl code:


my $UninstallRegistryPATH = "HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Curre
+ntVersion\\Uninstall\\{30277218-0100-0904-9ABB-000BDB5CF35D}";
my $cmd = "REG QUERY ${UninstallRegistryPATH}";

print "\n----$cmd----\n\n";
my @RegKeys = `$cmd 2>&1`;
foreach my $var (@RegKeys) 
{
    print "$var"
}

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Output ERROR is: 
----C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe QUERY HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
+CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{30277218-0100-0904-9ABB-000BDB5CF35D}----

ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or val
+ue.

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If I run the command ($cmd) from the command line it run successfully.

Do someone have any idea?

Please advice

Thanks

I Failed even if i use the following code: 

use Win32::Registry;
my $Register = 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{0
+34106B5-54B7-467F-B477-5B7DBB492624}';
my $hkey;
$HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->Open($Register,$hkey)|| die print "($!) ($?) ($^E
+)\n";

$hkey->Close();

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If i remove the last entrance key {034106B5-54B7-467F-B477-5B7DBB492624} and run it like the following is working good:

use Win32::Registry;
my $Register = 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall';
my $hkey;
$HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->Open($Register,$hkey)|| die print "($!) ($?) ($^E
+)\n";

$hkey->Close();

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My question is why? Why {034106B5-54B7-467F-B477-5B7DBB492624} caused to read problem?

I just need to check if some product is installed

In reply to Failed to check if registry key is exist by roteme

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