[RESOLVED] Backup Registry Keys for app

[BrailleSchool]

I know how to backup a registry key from within regedit.exe but would like to know how I can go about creating a text file with the registry keys for my app and then saving that as backup.reg. (getting those keys from the registry)

Please advise if this can be done and if so, how would I go about doing this? Have searched VBF and found nothing that answers this question. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

[BrailleSchool]

I tried the following and nothing is happening... (.reg file isnt created)

Date: 4/14/2006
Time: 6:15:20 AM
Error Number: 75
Error Description: Path/File access error
Function ID: RegKey
Line Number: 140
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Option Explicit
 
Private Sub Form_Load()
10        On Error GoTo Form_Load_Err
          Dim strGetUN As String
          Dim strGetEM As String
          Dim strGetSN As String
          
20        hParentWnd = SetWindowLong(Me.hWnd, GWL_HWNDPARENT, frmBRL.hWnd)
          
30        strGetUN = GetSetting("Braille Quick Reference Guide", "Registration Information", "UN", "")
40        strGetEM = GetSetting("Braille Quick Reference Guide", "Registration Information", "EM", "")
50        strGetSN = GetSetting("Braille Quick Reference Guide", "Registration Information", "SN", "")
          
60        lblUsername(1).Caption = strGetUN
70        lblEmailAddress(1).Caption = strGetEM
80        lblSerialNumber(1).Caption = strGetSN
          
90        Exit Sub
          
Form_Load_Err:
100       WriteToErrorLog "BRG023"
End Sub
 
Private Sub cmdBackupRegistrationFile_Click()
10        On Error GoTo cmdBackupRegistrationFile
          Dim intRet As Integer
          
20        intRet = MsgBox("You are about to backup your registration file for" & vbNewLine & _
                 "Braille Quick Reference Guide (Version: " & App.Major & "." & App.Minor & "." & App.Revision & ")" & vbNewLine & _
                 "Please click Yes to complete backup or click No to cancel the backup." & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & _
                 "Make sure that you have a floppy disk in your floppy disk drive before you continue.", vbYesNo + vbQuestion, "Backup Registration Information?")
                 
30        If intRet = vbYes Then
40            FileCopy (App.Path & "\licence.lic"), "C:\licence.lic"
50            CreateRegFile
60            MsgBox "File copied to your floppy disk successfully!", vbInformation, "File Copied Successfully!!"
70        Else
              'do nothing
80        End If
          
90        Exit Sub
cmdBackupRegistrationFile:
100       If Err.Number = 76 Then
110           MsgBox "You do not have a floppy disk" & vbNewLine & _
                     "in your floppy disk drive!", vbExclamation, "Floppy disk not found."
120       End If
130           WriteToErrorLog "BRG024"
End Sub
 
Public Function CreateRegFile()
10        On Error GoTo CreateRegFile_Err
          
          Dim strUNValue                      As String
          Dim strEMValue                      As String
          Dim strSNValue                      As String
          Dim strStartupValue                 As String
          Dim strRegFileName                  As String
          Dim strDirectory                    As String
          Dim strRegFileNameSave              As String
          Dim intFreeFile                     As Integer
          
20        strDirectory = "Backup"
          
30        If Len(Dir$(App.Path & "\Backup\", vbDirectory)) > 0 Then
              'do nothing because the directory exists
40        Else
50            MkDir (strDirectory)
60        End If
          
70            intFreeFile = FreeFile
80            strUNValue = GetSetting("Braille Quick Reference Guide", "Registration Information", "UN", "")
90            strEMValue = GetSetting("Braille Quick Reference Guide", "Registration Information", "EM", "")
100           strSNValue = GetSetting("Braille Quick Reference Guide", "Registration Information", "SN", "")
110           strStartupValue = GetSetting("Braille Quick Reference Guide", "Startup", "Show At Startup", "")
120           strRegFileName = "backup"
              
130           strRegFileNameSave = App.Path & "\Backup\" & strRegFileName & ".reg"
              
140           Open strRegFileName For Append As #intFreeFile
150           Print #intFreeFile, "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00"
160           Print #intFreeFile, "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\Braille Quick Reference Guide]"
170           Print #intFreeFile, "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\Braille Quick Reference Guide\Registration Information]"
180           Print #intFreeFile, Chr("34") & "UN" & Chr("34") & Chr("61") & Chr("34") & strUNValue & Chr("34")
190           Print #intFreeFile, Chr("34") & "EM" & Chr("34") & Chr("61") & Chr("34") & strEMValue & Chr("34")
200           Print #intFreeFile, Chr("34") & "SN" & Chr("34") & Chr("61") & Chr("34") & strSNValue & Chr("34")
210           Print #intFreeFile, "[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\Braille Quick Reference Guide\Startup]"
220           Print #intFreeFile, Chr("34") & "Show At Startup" & Chr("34") & Chr("61") & Chr("34") & strStartupValue & Chr("34")
230           Close #intFreeFile
              
240           FileCopy (App.Path & "\Backup\backup.reg"), "C:\backup.reg"
              
CreateRegFile_Err:
250           WriteToErrorLog "RegKey"
End Function

[BrailleSchool]

found the problem. self resolved.

[tony007]

found the problem. self resolved.

i am intrested in same thing . I tried to run the above code but i get compile error in the bold part: variable not defined
hParentWnd = SetWindowLong(Me.hWnd, GWL_HWNDPARENT, frmBRL.hWnd)


Could u tell me what is wrong.Furthermore if i wantbackup complete registery directory that has many directories inside it what part do i need to change.I be happy if u help me here. Thanks

[BrailleSchool]

i am intrested in same thing . I tried to run the above code but i get compile error in the bold part: variable not defined
hParentWnd = SetWindowLong(Me.hWnd, GWL_HWNDPARENT, frmBRL.hWnd)


Could u tell me what is wrong.Furthermore if i wantbackup complete registery directory that has many directories inside it what part do i need to change.I be happy if u help me here. Thanks

remove that line as you dont need it. its used for something else in my app