copy registry key

michaell76 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi, <\br> I need to create a simple Perl script to copy registry key locally.
I am running the following code:

#!/usr/bin/perl

use Win32::Registry;

$HKEY_CURRENT_USER->Create("SOFTWARE\\Test", $new_key);

Win32::Registry::CopyKey("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\", $new_key);
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And I getting the following error message:

Can't locate auto/Win32/Registry/CopyKey.al in @INC (@INC contains: C:/Perl/site/lib C:/Perl/lib .) at 1.pl line 7

Please advice
Thanks
Michael

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Re: copy registry key by marto (Cardinal) on Dec 07, 2009 at 17:48 UTC
I don's see a `CopyKey` method listed in the documentation. However it does state "Win32::Registry - accessing the Windows registry obsolete, use Win32::TieRegistry". So if I where you I'd use Win32::TieRegistry. Martin	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: copy registry key by michaell76 (Initiate) on Dec 07, 2009 at 20:49 UTC
Hi Martin, I found the method listed. Please see the link below: http://jenda.krynicky.cz/perl/Registry.pm.html#item_CopyKey Anyway, I will try Win32::TieRegistry	[reply]
Re^3: copy registry key by marto (Cardinal) on Dec 07, 2009 at 21:42 UTC
Well this looks like a custom version of the module (as jenda states), did you install from CPAN and try to use this method? That isn't going to work. you'd need jendas version of the module.	[reply]