Question

I have a dll(written in vb6) that compiles VB6 code.
I’m reading the VB6.exe path from the registry and it works fine.

m_oRegTool.RegistryPath = "Applications\vb6.exe\shell\make\command"

sVB6EXEFile = m_oRegTool.GetValueData("", "")

The problem is that the VB6.exe path is located in different locations in the registry for XP and win 7 (64 bit).
Any ideas how I can find the VB6.exe in the registry without specifying the location in the registry?

thanks,

Answer 1

I think that (in a standard install and if the user hasn’t changed the default) that the following registry key will contain the path the the exe:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VisualBasic.Project\shell\open\command

The Default value in this key contains the open command for vbp files – On my machine:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98\vb6.exe" "%1"

So you could just remove the “%1” and the other double quotes to get your path