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From: "Michael A. Chase" <mchase AT ix DOT netcom DOT com>
To: "Bernard Dautrevaux" <Dautrevaux AT microprocess DOT com>,
        "'Keith Starsmeare'" <keith_starsmeare AT yahoo DOT co DOT uk>,
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Subject: Re: Registry keys containing slash
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 07:55:48 -0700
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernard Dautrevaux" <Dautrevaux AT microprocess DOT com>
To: "'Keith Starsmeare'" <keith_starsmeare AT yahoo DOT co DOT uk>; <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 02:46
Subject: RE: Registry keys containing slash


> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Keith Starsmeare [mailto:keith_starsmeare AT yahoo DOT co DOT uk]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 10:17 AM
> > To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> > Subject: Re: Registry keys containing slash
> >
> > I didn't think '/' would be an exceptable within a key name,
> > but it is. Well
> > my (unnecessary) patch fails (as does Corinna's translate):
> >
> > $ regtool list
> > 'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AutoProxyTypes\Application/x-internet-signup'
> > Default
> > DllFile
> > FileExtensions
> >
> > $ regtool list
> > /HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/AutoProxyTypes/Application/x-internet-signup
> > Error: The system cannot find the file specified.
> >
> > I guess it's probably more reliable to use those pesky
> > backslashes then!
> >
>
> Why nor, err..., escape them with backslashes ? :) :) :)

Actually, that should work.  I don't have time to actually test it now, but
a quick look at the applicable code makes it look likely.

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