----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernard Dautrevaux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Keith Starsmeare'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 02:46
Subject: RE: Registry keys containing slash
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Keith Starsmeare [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 10:17 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Registry keys containing slash
> >
> > I didn't think '/' would be an exceptable within a key name,
> > but it is. Well
> > my (unnecessary) patch fails (as does Corinna's translate):
> >
> > $ regtool list
> > 'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AutoProxyTypes\Application/x-internet-signup'
> > Default
> > DllFile
> > FileExtensions
> >
> > $ regtool list
> > /HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/AutoProxyTypes/Application/x-internet-signup
> > Error: The system cannot find the file specified.
> >
> > I guess it's probably more reliable to use those pesky
> > backslashes then!
> >
>
> Why nor, err..., escape them with backslashes ? :) :) :)
Actually, that should work. I don't have time to actually test it now, but
a quick look at the applicable code makes it look likely.
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