[solved] Registry Subkey not shown in search

[a.guelle]

Hi Folks,

I am trying to get the path of a Java JDK installation from the registry to set the JAVA_HOME environment variable. The JDK is 64Bit and I checked "Search the 64-bit porion of the registry". The correct 64bit tree was chosen however the Key Selecter does not go beyond a specific key

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Development Kit

Though there is a subkey

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Development Kit\1.7

Even putting the registry path by hand does not produce a result when running the test.
So how can I get the value of

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Development Kit\1.7\
"JavaHome"

?

[Dan]

Hello and welcome to Advanced Installer forums,

Indeed, the registry picker does not display all keys. A fix will be available in a future version of Advanced Installer, thank you for bringing it to our attention.

However, adding manually the path in the Registry Location Properties fixed the problem. Please take a look on the bellow image and make sure you have the same settings:

JavaHome - SearchResult.png (25.42 KiB) Viewed 5209 times

Best regards,
Dan

[a.guelle]

Hi Dan,

thank you for our reply. The manual search works but returns a wrong value. I guess your search is also wrong. Searching the 64bit tree should NOT give a value in the folder:

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C:\Program Files (x86)\

Cheers, Angelo

[Dan]

Hello,

This is the Windows Installer normal behavior.
For details you can take a look on the Search Registry does not return Raw Value and copy file path force x86 threads which debate a similar problem.

If there is anything else I can help you with, please let me know.

Best regards,
Dan

[a.guelle]

Hey Dan,

both solutions do not work for me. Seems I will just have to script my desired behaviour on my own (And am again not able to use the Advanced Installer inbound feature).

Thanks so far,

Angelo

[a.guelle]

So for everyone who is interested, here is the solution:

Set a new property on the "Install Parameters" page. (In my case JAVA_HOME_PROP)
Create a custom "Execute inline script code" action (http://www.advancedinstaller.com/user-g ... ipt-inline) that fetches the registry key and sets the value to your newly created property. Make sure to set the Execution Time to "Immediately" and run it as 64-Bit script.

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Set wso = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Dim java_home
java_home = wso.RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Development Kit\1.7\JavaHome")
Session.Property("JAVA_HOME_PROP") = java_home

Add a new Environment Variable "JAVA_HOME" on the "Environment" page and set [JAVA_HOME_PROP] as value.

[Dan]

Hello,

This was fixed in version 14.3 of Advanced Installer released on September 18th, 2017.

Best regards,
Dan