I want to use this with the Interface Writer script, but I have a problem with what it returns.

Note: this function uses a registry code snippet.

js code:

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function SaveProject()
{
    Debug.Trace("<-- Start project save. -->");
    try
    {
        Debug.Trace("> Attempting to save project to the registry...");
        if (ExistsRegistry("Sys", "FilePath"))
        {
            if (Interop.Call('user32', 'MessageBoxW', objWnd.Handle, "A file already exists in the registry.  Overwrite?", "Interface Writer | Save Project", 4 | 48) !== 7)
            {
                Debug.Trace("-> Saving system data to the registry...");   
                Debug.Trace("--> Saving file path...");
                WriteRegistry("Sys", "FilePath", FilePath, true);
                Debug.Trace("-> Saving window data to the registry...");
                Debug.Trace("--> Saving window IDs...");
                WriteRegistry("Lst", "Id", WndLstId, true);
                Debug.Trace("--> Saving window titles...");
                WriteRegistry("Lst", "Title", WndLstTitle, true);
                Debug.Trace("--> Saving window widths...");
                WriteRegistry("Lst", "Width", WndLstWidth, true);
                Debug.Trace("--> Saving window heights...");
                WriteRegistry("Lst", "Height", WndLstHeight, true);
                Debug.Trace("--> Saving other window data...");
                WriteRegistry("Lst", "Minimize", WndLstMinimize, true);
                WriteRegistry("Lst", "Maximize", WndLstMaximize, true);
                WriteRegistry("Lst", "Close", WndLstClose, true);
                Debug.Trace("-> Saving control data to the registry...");
                Debug.Trace("--> Saving control IDs...");
                WriteRegistry("Ctrl", "Id", WndCtrlId, true);
                Debug.Trace("--> Saving control types...");
                WriteRegistry("Ctrl", "Type", WndCtrlType, true);
                Debug.Trace("--> Saving control left positionings...");
                WriteRegistry("Ctrl", "Left", WndCtrlLeft, true);
                Debug.Trace("--> Saving control down positionings...");
                WriteRegistry("Ctrl", "Down", WndCtrlDown, true);
                Debug.Trace("--> Saving control widths...");
                WriteRegistry("Ctrl", "Width", WndCtrlWidth, true);
                Debug.Trace("--> Saving control heights...");
                WriteRegistry("Ctrl", "Height", WndCtrlHeight, true);
                Debug.Trace("--> Saving control captions...");
                WriteRegistry("Ctrl", "Caption", WndCtrlCaption, true);
                Debug.Trace("--> Saving control help texts...");
                WriteRegistry("Ctrl", "Help", WndCtrlHelp, true);
            }
        }
        else
        {
            Debug.Trace("-> Saving system data to the registry...");   
            Debug.Trace("--> Saving file path...");
            WriteRegistry("Sys", "FilePath", FilePath, true);
            Debug.Trace("-> Saving window data to the registry...");
            Debug.Trace("--> Saving window IDs...");
            WriteRegistry("Lst", "Id", WndLstId, true);
            Debug.Trace("--> Saving window titles...");
            WriteRegistry("Lst", "Title", WndLstTitle, true);
            Debug.Trace("--> Saving window widths...");
            WriteRegistry("Lst", "Width", WndLstWidth, true);
            Debug.Trace("--> Saving window heights...");
            WriteRegistry("Lst", "Height", WndLstHeight, true);
            Debug.Trace("--> Saving other window data...");
            WriteRegistry("Lst", "Minimize", WndLstMinimize, true);
            WriteRegistry("Lst", "Maximize", WndLstMaximize, true);
            WriteRegistry("Lst", "Close", WndLstClose, true);
            Debug.Trace("-> Saving control data to the registry...");
            Debug.Trace("--> Saving control IDs...");
            WriteRegistry("Ctrl", "Id", WndCtrlId, true);
            Debug.Trace("--> Saving control types...");
            WriteRegistry("Ctrl", "Type", WndCtrlType, true);
            Debug.Trace("--> Saving control left positionings...");
            WriteRegistry("Ctrl", "Left", WndCtrlLeft, true);
            Debug.Trace("--> Saving control down positionings...");
            WriteRegistry("Ctrl", "Down", WndCtrlDown, true);
            Debug.Trace("--> Saving control widths...");
            WriteRegistry("Ctrl", "Width", WndCtrlWidth, true);
            Debug.Trace("--> Saving control heights...");
            WriteRegistry("Ctrl", "Height", WndCtrlHeight, true);
            Debug.Trace("--> Saving control captions...");
            WriteRegistry("Ctrl", "Caption", WndCtrlCaption, true);
            Debug.Trace("--> Saving control help texts...");
            WriteRegistry("Ctrl", "Help", WndCtrlHelp, true);
            Debug.Trace("> Project save successful.");
        }
        Interop.Call('user32', 'MessageBoxW', WndWriterEditFile.Handle, "The interface project has been saved successfully.\nInterface Writer will now exit...", "Interface Writer | Save Project", 64);
    }
    catch (error)
    {
        Debug.Trace("> Project save error (" + error + ").");
        Interop.Call('user32', 'MessageBoxW', WndWriterEditFile.Handle, "There was a problem whilst saving the project.\nError reported by script: " + error, "Interface Writer | Save Project", 64);
    }
    Debug.Trace("<-- End project save. -->");
}

function LoadProject()
{
    Debug.Trace("<-- Start project load. -->");
    try
    {
        Debug.Trace("> Attempting to load project from the registry...");
        Debug.Trace("-> Loading system data to the registry...");   
        Debug.Trace("--> Loading file path...");
        FilePath = ReadRegistry("Sys", "FilePath");
        Debug.Trace("-> Loading window data to the registry...");
        Debug.Trace("--> Loading window IDs...");
        WndLstId = new Array(ReadRegistry("Lst", "Id"));
        Debug.Trace("--> Loading window titles...");
        WndLstTitle = new Array(ReadRegistry("Lst", "Title"));
        Debug.Trace("--> Loading window widths...");
        WndLstWidth = new Array(ReadRegistry("Lst", "Width"));
        Debug.Trace("--> Loading window heights...");
        WndLstHeight = new Array(ReadRegistry("Lst", "Height"));
        Debug.Trace("--> Loading other window data...");
        WndLstMinimize = new Array(ReadRegistry("Lst", "Minimize"));
        WndLstMaximize = new Array(ReadRegistry("Lst", "Maximize"));
        WndLstClose = new Array(ReadRegistry("Lst", "Close"));
        Debug.Trace("-> Loading control data to the registry...");
        Debug.Trace("--> Loading control IDs...");
        WndCtrlId = new Array(ReadRegistry("Ctrl", "Id"));
        Debug.Trace("--> Loading control types...");
        WndCtrlType = new Array(ReadRegistry("Ctrl", "Type"));
        Debug.Trace("--> Loading control left positionings...");
        WndCtrlLeft = new Array(ReadRegistry("Ctrl", "Left"));
        Debug.Trace("--> Loading control down positionings...");
        WndCtrlDown = new Array(ReadRegistry("Ctrl", "Down"));
        Debug.Trace("--> Loading control widths...");
        WndCtrlWidth = new Array(ReadRegistry("Ctrl", "Width"));
        Debug.Trace("--> Loading control heights...");
        WndCtrlHeight = new Array(ReadRegistry("Ctrl", "Height"));
        Debug.Trace("--> Loading control captions...");
        WndCtrlCaption = new Array(ReadRegistry("Ctrl", "Caption"));
        Debug.Trace("--> Loading control help texts...");
        WndCtrlHelp = new Array(ReadRegistry("Ctrl", "Help"));
        Debug.Trace("-> Deleting system data from the registry...");   
        Debug.Trace("--> Deleting file path...");
        DeleteRegistry("Sys", "FilePath");
        Debug.Trace("-> Deleting window data to the registry...");
        Debug.Trace("--> Deleting window IDs...");
        DeleteRegistry("Lst", "Id");
        Debug.Trace("--> Deleting window titles...");
        DeleteRegistry("Lst", "Title");
        Debug.Trace("--> Deleting window widths...");
        DeleteRegistry("Lst", "Width");
        Debug.Trace("--> Deleting window heights...");
        DeleteRegistry("Lst", "Height");
        Debug.Trace("--> Deleting other window data...");
        DeleteRegistry("Lst", "Minimize");
        DeleteRegistry("Lst", "Maximize");
        DeleteRegistry("Lst", "Close");
        Debug.Trace("-> Deleting control data to the registry...");
        Debug.Trace("--> Deleting control IDs...");
        DeleteRegistry("Ctrl", "Id");
        Debug.Trace("--> Deleting control types...");
        DeleteRegistry("Ctrl", "Type");
        Debug.Trace("--> Deleting control left positionings...");
        DeleteRegistry("Ctrl", "Left");
        Debug.Trace("--> Deleting control down positionings...");
        DeleteRegistry("Ctrl", "Down");
        Debug.Trace("--> Deleting control widths...");
        DeleteRegistry("Ctrl", "Width");
        Debug.Trace("--> Deleting control heights...");
        DeleteRegistry("Ctrl", "Height");
        Debug.Trace("--> Deleting control captions...");
        DeleteRegistry("Ctrl", "Caption");
        Debug.Trace("--> Deleting control help texts...");
        DeleteRegistry("Ctrl", "Help");
        Debug.Trace("> Project loading successful.");
        Interop.Call('user32', 'MessageBoxW', null, "The interface project has been loaded successfully.\nInterface Writer will now exit...", "Interface Writer | Save Project", 64);
        OnWndWriterEditFileEvent_Build();
    }
    catch (error)
    {
        Debug.Trace("> Project load error (" + error + ").");
        Interop.Call('user32', 'MessageBoxW', null, "There was a problem whilst loading the project.\nError reported by script: " + error, "Interface Writer | Save Project", 64);
    }
    Debug.Trace("<-- End project load. -->");
}

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I didn't read your code, but, if this is what you want:

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Originally posted by whiz
Let's say, for example, that I have two window IDs, "Wnd1" and "Wnd2".  Instead of the registry returning "Wnd1" in "WndLstId[0]" and "Wnd2" in "WndLstId[1]", I get "Wnd1,Wnd2" in "WndLstId[0]".  How can I get it so it splits items using the comma?

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So, to be clear, this code...

js code:

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var Msg = "Item1,Item2";
Msg.split(,);

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js code:

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var Msg = new Array("Item1", "Item2");

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Yeah, but, it's
Msg.split(",");
with the quotes (you should be passing in a string, or a RegExp)

Yes, as long as the array elements don't contain your separator character (in this case, a comma), you'll get the same array. Since you're trying to retrieve an array of window IDs, you won't have any trouble with possibly having a comma in an element's value.

Just one note, it should say:

js code:

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Msg.split(","); //note the quotes around the comma, you're passing a regular string as first parameter here for String.split()

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Almost,

js code:

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var Msg = "Item1,Item2";
Msg.split(,);

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js code:

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var Msg = "Item1,Item2";
Msg.split(",");

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js code:

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WndLstId = ReadRegistry("Lst", "Id");
WndLstId.split(",");
WndLstTitle = ReadRegistry("Lst", "Title");
WndLstTitle.split(",");
// ...

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Blah, sorry for not making it clear..

You'll need to some variable to save the return value of the split() function, like

jscript code:

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var Msg = "Item1,Item2";
var arrayOfItems = Msg.split(",");

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js code:

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var TmpLstId = ReadRegistry("Lst", "Id");
WndLstId = TmpLstId.split(",");
var TmpLstTitle = ReadRegistry("Lst", "Title");
WndLstTitle = TmpLstTitle.split(",");
// ...

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Provided "Id" and "Title" were saved as a string (and read out as a string), yes...

PS: since this is JScript, you could also do:

jscript code:

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var WndLstId = ReadRegistry("Lst", "Id");
WndLstId = WndLstId.split(",");
var WndLstTitle = ReadRegistry("Lst", "Title");
WndLstTitle = WndLstTitle.split(",");
// ...

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May I make the recommendation to use an XML or INI file rather than registry keys for such a large amount of data.  You seem to have layered information which would fit nicely in an XML format imho.

Here is a link to information http://www.devguru.com/technologies/xmldom/quickref/xmldom_index.html . You might also want to look around for some code snippets.  I hope this helps.

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
Provided "Id" and "Title" were saved as a string (and read out as a string), yes...

PS: since this is JScript, you could also do:

jscript code:

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var WndLstId = ReadRegistry("Lst", "Id");
WndLstId = WndLstId.split(",");
var WndLstTitle = ReadRegistry("Lst", "Title");
WndLstTitle = WndLstTitle.split(",");
// ...

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So you don't realy need the temporary variables, you could just assign a string to your existing WndLstWhatever  variable and then use that same string variable to make it into an array. JScript is fine with that (as it automatically converts and overwrites the types in this case).

This might save you a lot of variable names and code.

Although there are a lot more, and more efficient methods to do what you do though (storing a lot of individual variables in the registry I mean).

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js code:

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WndLstId = ReadRegistry("Lst", "Id").split(",");
WndLstTitle = ReadRegistry("Lst", "Title").split(",");
// ...

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Originally posted by markee
May I make the recommendation to use an XML or INI file rather than registry keys for such a large amount of data.  You seem to have layered information which would fit nicely in an XML format imho.

Here is a link to information http://www.devguru.com/technologies/xmldom/quickref/xmldom_index.html . You might also want to look around for some code snippets.  I hope this helps.

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quote:

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Originally posted by whiz

quote:

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Originally posted by markee
May I make the recommendation to use an XML or INI file rather than registry keys for such a large amount of data.  You seem to have layered information which would fit nicely in an XML format imho.

Here is a link to information http://www.devguru.com/technologies/xmldom/quickref/xmldom_index.html . You might also want to look around for some code snippets.  I hope this helps.

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Well, I have had a look, but I'm still confused with the whole idea of XML reading/writing. 

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Originally posted by NanaFreak
just try some examples, practice with some made up examples and after a day of that you should start to get the hang of it...

also, this is for your interface maker project, why not just save the xml as an interface, then work out how to re-load it into your script, this would give your script more functionality as well because you could load any window into it and then edit that window!

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