Help woth InstallDirRegKey

[Dygear]

I am reading this value, c:\valve\steam\steamapps\dygear@aol.com\half-life, from HKCU "Software\Valve\Steam" "ModInstallPath"

but i want to get, c:\valve\steam\steamapps\dygear@aol.com, is there a way to do that?

[kichik]

Search the forum for *steam*. This question has been asked and answered several times already.

[Dygear]

I searched for InstallDirRegKey before I posted but did not find it, my bad.

[Dygear]

Ok searched for Steam, and this is the most approte thread i could find. [link]
What i want to do is take the value from ModInstallPath and get the parent forlder. then set that to the Insall path.
I am going to try and make up some code later, but in that time if you could help with this then that would be great, I will no doubt have some qustions on how to do this later.

[kichik]

What's wrong with GetParent from that thread and from the documentation?

[Dygear]

That code seems over kill.
This is what i want to do.

1. That whats in the ModInstallPath and put in in to a variable.
2. Take that var and GetParent.
3. Set that as the INSTALL DIR.

I want to do back to the email address, not to [Drive:]/[DIR]/steam.

[pengyou]

code:
; Read registry value into $1

; for example, $1 = "c:\valve\steam\steamapps\dygear@aol.com\half-life"



Push $1

Call GetParent

Pop $0



; $0 = "c:\valve\steam\steamapps\dygear@aol.com"

[Dygear]

code:
; Start of Setting Install Dir

Function GetParent

  Exch $0 ; old $0 is on top of stack

  Push $1

  Push $2

  StrCpy $1 -1

  loop:

    StrCpy $2 $0 1 $1

    StrCmp $2 "" exit

    StrCmp $2 "\" exit

    IntOp $1 $1 - 1

  Goto loop

  exit:

    StrCpy $0 $0 $1

    Pop $2

    Pop $1

    Exch $0 ; put $0 on top of stack, restore $0 to original value

FunctionEnd



Var InstallDir ;Declare the variable



Section InstallDir

  StrCpy $InstallDir ReadRegStr HKCU Software\Valve\Steam ModInstallPath

  Push $9

  Call getParent

  Pop $9

SectionEnd

; End of Setting Install Dir

Can some one tell me why this is not working?

[zimsms]

change:

StrCpy $InstallDir ReadRegStr HKCU Software\Valve\Steam ModInstallPath

to:

PHP Code:

ReadRegStr $0 HKCU "Software\\Valve\\Steam" "ModInstallPath"
StrCpy $INSTDIR "$0"

; or

Var $InstallDir
ReadRegStr $InstallDir HKCU "Software\\Valve\\Steam" "ModInstallPath" 


[Dygear]

code:
;Hope this works !

Function GetParent

  Exch $0 ; old $0 is on top of stack

  Push $1

  Push $2

  StrCpy $1 -1

  loop:

    StrCpy $2 $0 1 $1

    StrCmp $2 "" exit

    StrCmp $2 "\" exit

    IntOp $1 $1 - 1

  Goto loop

  exit:

    StrCpy $0 $0 $1

    Pop $2

    Pop $1

    Exch $0 ; put $0 on top of stack, restore $0 to original value

FunctionEnd



Var InstallDir

Section InstallDir

ReadRegStr $InstallDir HKCU "Software\Valve\Steam" "ModInstallPath"

Push $InstallDir

Call GetParent

Pop $0

SectionEnd



InstallDir "$0"

This should work :fingerscrossed:
Nope ... god this sucks.

[Dygear]

Heres my code ...

[kichik]

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....=installdir%2A

[Dygear]

Thanks.