Install Directory of another program
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how would I get the install directory of another program, the registry perhaps? (using HLDS as my directory to be found) (GET HLDS HERE!)
i fond the key which might be useful. (how would i open it?
i fond the key which might be useful. (how would i open it?
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Valve\HLServer] "InstallPath"="C:\\hlds" "Full Name"="Half-Life Dedicated Server" "Region"="5"
Last edited by maxicube : Nov 21st, 2008 at 9:08 am.
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Originally Posted by maxicube 
i fond the key which might be useful. (how would i open it?
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Last edited by niek_e : Nov 21st, 2008 at 9:53 am.
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heh. didnt help me that much :/ but dad had some code for me
HKEY hKey; DWORD buffersize = 1024; char* hldsloc = new char[buffersize]; RegOpenKeyEx (HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\\Valve\\HLServer",NULL,KEY_READ,&hKey); RegQueryValueEx(hKey,"InstallPath",NULL,NULL,(LPBYTE) hldsloc,&buffersize); RegCloseKey (hKey);
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