Run Add/Remove Programs from a program

[Jim Bassett]

I want to be able via a program, to execute the Add/Remove Programs Utility and select a specific program or programs to remove. In other words make use of a command line types in a batch file, etc. I have not seen anything in documentation that suggest this is possible. Does anyone know?

Thanks

[DSJ]

I'm not sure what you mean by "make use of a command line types in a batch file", but this will bring up the Add/Remove Programs dialog in Win2000:


option Explicit
'Need reference to Microsoft Shell and Automation Controls
private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim sh as Shell
set sh = new Shell
sh.ControlPanelItem ("APPWIZ.CPL")
set sh = nothing
End Sub

[TH1]

You could download the CRegistry class from http://www.vbaccelerator.com

and then use this code to get the values for the uninstallstring

Dim c as new cRegistry
Dim sKeys() as string, iKeyCount as Long
Dim Uninstall as string

With c
.ClassKey = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
.SectionKey = "Software\Microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall"
.EnumerateSections sKeys(), iKeyCount
for iKey = 1 to iKeyCount
.SectionKey = "Software\Microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\" & sKeys(iKey)
.ValueKey = "UninstallString"
.ValueType = REG_SZ
Uninstall = .Value
next iKey
End With



Uninstall will hold the value after every loop
That may get you started

[Jim Bassett]

Thanks. Yes I know about running this I just didn't make myself clear. What I wish to do is be able to select a program to remove from within another program or a script. For example is there somethign like the use of an additionl argument to select the program to remove: sh.ControlPanelItem ("APPWIZ.CPL", "program name")

[Jim Bassett]

Thanks. I went to site you mentioned buit I could not find a reference to the CRegistry class you mentioned not then it turn up using their search tool.

[DSJ]

Don't think so.

[TH1]

http://www.vbaccelerator.com/codelib...g/registry.htm