[RESOLVED] Naming .REG file Help Please

Hi All! :wave: I'm new to programing and VB ( Well, did do a bit of batch file work back in the bad ol' day of DOS!). :eek:

Anyway, I need some help with the following.

I'm working on a program to export a registry key and save the .REG file. Right now it saves the file to a specific path and file name. The part I need help with is having the user name the file. It would still be saved to the specific path. I was thinking about calling a form with a text box where the user would input the filename (except the ".REG" which would be hard coded.) and click on a button to save the file.

(BTW- This will be running from a thumb drive. Thus the relative path.)

Right now the code I'm using is this (short & simple!):

VB Code:

'Registry Key Backup - This Works.
Private Sub cmdBackup_Click()
'This will export the registery info from (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MyApp\IIP\Option)
'to the app.path
Shell "regedit /e ./Backups/OptionKeys.reg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MyApp\IIP\Option"
Call MsgBox("The Option Key backup has been saved.    ", vbOKOnly + vbInformation + vbApplicationModal + vbDefaultButton1, "FILE SAVE")
End Sub

Thanks for any help & suggestions!

I write a relative path like you, maybe you have to change it in order to make it work.

VB Code:

Name "..\Backups\OptionKeys.reg" as "..\Backups\" & user_specified_filename & ".reg"

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Ericson

I write a relative path like you, maybe you have to change it in order to make it work.

VB Code:

Name "..\Backups\OptionKeys.reg" as "..\Backups\" & user_specified_filename & ".reg"

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When I did this:

VB Code:

Shell "regedit /e ./Backups/OptionKeys.reg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MyApp\IIP\Option"
Name "..\Backups\OptionKeys.reg" As "..\Backups\" & user_specified_filename & ".reg"

It gives a "Compile Error - Variable Not Defined." For "user_specified_filename"

??

I made that one up, you should replace it with the variable containing the filename the user specified.

If the user put a filename in the textbox text1 then it should look like this:

VB Code:

Name "..\Backups\OptionKeys.reg" As "..\Backups\" & text1.text & ".reg"

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Ericson

I made that one up, you should replace it with the variable containing the filename the user specified.

If the user put a filename in the textbox text1 then it should look like this:

VB Code:

Name "..\Backups\OptionKeys.reg" As "..\Backups\" & text1.text & ".reg"

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DOH! I'll try that.

Worked!! Thanks!! :thumb: :thumb: