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SysEnvAdd.pl

by RayRay459 (Pilgrim)
on Jul 19, 2001 at 19:52 UTC ( [id://98120]=sourcecode: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??
Category: Win32 Stuff
Author/Contact Info Ray Espinoza ray.espinoza@ebay.com
Description: This program will add a System Environment Variable. It will require a reboot to take effect.

#!D:\perl\bin\perl
use strict;

my ($Reg, $Host, $Key, $Value);
use Win32::TieRegistry ( 
    TiedRef => \$Reg, 
    ArrayValues => 1, 
    Delimiter => '/', 
    ':REG_' 
);

# Asking for machine name and info to be added to the sys env var
print "What host would you like to connect to? ";
chomp($Host = <STDIN>);
print "What name would you like for the Sys Environment Variable? ";
chomp($Key = <STDIN>);
print "What value would you like to assign to this variable? ";
chomp($Value = <STDIN>);

# this is the system environment variable area done on the registry
my $SysEnv= $Reg->Connect("$Host", "LMachine/System/CurrentControlSet/
+Control/Session Manager/Environment/") 
    or  die "Can't connect to $Host 's registry or can't open Registry
+ key, Session Manager/Environment: $^E
+\n";

# create a new value and set it's data
$SysEnv->{"/$Key"} = "$Value";
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(tye)Re: SysEnvAdd.pl
by tye (Sage) on Jul 19, 2001 at 21:28 UTC

    Here are some minor suggestions:

    • Allow the data to be specified on the command line. Having to type the values on separate lines can be inconvenient in some situations.
    • Turn on warnings.
    • Handle EOF (or an error) when reading from STDIN.
    • Environment variables are usually given a value type of REG_EXPAND_SZ (instead of the default REG_SZ that you used) so that they can be, for example, "%SystemRoot%\\system32".
    • Check for failure on the insert.
    Which results in something like this:
    #/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; my $Reg; use Win32::TieRegistry ( TiedRef => \$Reg, ArrayValues => 1, Delimiter => '/', ':REG_' ); my( $Host, $Key, $Value )= @ARGV; # Asking for machine name and info to be added to the sys env var if( ! defined $Host ) { print "What host would you like to connect to? "; $Host= <STDIN> or exit; chomp $Host; } if( ! defined $Key ) { print "What name would you like for the Sys Environment Variable? +"; $Key= <STDIN> or exit; chomp $Key; } if( ! defined $Value ) { print "What value would you like to assign to this variable? "; $Value= <STDIN> or exit; chomp $Value; } # this is the system environment variable area done on the registry my $SysEnv= $Reg->Connect("$Host", "LMachine/System/CurrentControlSet/ +Control/Session Manager/Environment/") or die "Can't connect to $Host 's registry or can't open Registry + key, Session Manager/Environment: $^E +\n"; # create a new value and set its data $SysEnv->{"/$Key"} = [ $Value, REG_EXPAND_SZ ] or die "Can't create $Key ($Value): $^E\n";

            - tye (but my friends call me "Tye")
      thanks tye. you rock!! I am always looking for advice on how to better writing in Perl. ~Ray~

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