I am collecting a value that is defined as a multi string
type for a system service. If I open the value with
regedit it says it is stored in binary. I'm looking for a
utility that I can use to convert or translate these
values into readable text.

You'll want to use regedt32.exe

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
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"Bob Speer" wrote:
| I am collecting a value that is defined as a multi string
| type for a system service. If I open the value with
| regedit it says it is stored in binary. I'm looking for a
| utility that I can use to convert or translate these
| values into readable text.

You'll want to use regedt32.exe

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


"Bob Speer" wrote:
| I am collecting a value that is defined as a multi string
| type for a system service. If I open the value with
| regedit it says it is stored in binary. I'm looking for a
| utility that I can use to convert or translate these
| values into readable text.

Patrick, Afraid I'm using an asset inventory application
to extract the values and produce a spreadsheet or db. I
suspect I'll need to convert the field before I can read
it. That's why I was looking for a converter. If I don't
hear of anything by next Tuesday I guess I'll have to
write one myself. I don't really have the time but then
again I can't connect to 40,000 machines and run regedt32
either.
Thanks for the suggestion,
Bob
>-----Original Message-----
>You'll want to use regedt32.exe
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
newsgroup.
>Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
>Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
>http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
>
>"Bob Speer" wrote:
>| I am collecting a value that is defined as a multi
string
>| type for a system service. If I open the value with
>| regedit it says it is stored in binary. I'm looking
for a
>| utility that I can use to convert or translate these
>| values into readable text.
>
>
>.
>

Patrick, Afraid I'm using an asset inventory application
to extract the values and produce a spreadsheet or db. I
suspect I'll need to convert the field before I can read
it. That's why I was looking for a converter. If I don't
hear of anything by next Tuesday I guess I'll have to
write one myself. I don't really have the time but then
again I can't connect to 40,000 machines and run regedt32
either.
Thanks for the suggestion,
Bob
>-----Original Message-----
>You'll want to use regedt32.exe
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
newsgroup.
>Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
>Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
>http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
>
>"Bob Speer" wrote:
>| I am collecting a value that is defined as a multi
string
>| type for a system service. If I open the value with
>| regedit it says it is stored in binary. I'm looking
for a
>| utility that I can use to convert or translate these
>| values into readable text.
>
>
>.
>

Speer,

This VBScript may help. (watch for line wrap)
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Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."

Set objReg=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & _
strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")

strKeyPath = "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network"
strValueName = "FilterClasses"
objReg.GetMultiStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath, _
strValueName,arrValues

For Each strValue In arrValues
Wscript.Echo strValue
Next

-----------------------------

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


"Bob S." wrote:
| Patrick, Afraid I'm using an asset inventory application
| to extract the values and produce a spreadsheet or db. I
| suspect I'll need to convert the field before I can read
| it. That's why I was looking for a converter. If I don't
| hear of anything by next Tuesday I guess I'll have to
| write one myself. I don't really have the time but then
| again I can't connect to 40,000 machines and run regedt32
| either.
| Thanks for the suggestion,
| Bob

Speer,

This VBScript may help. (watch for line wrap)
-----------------------------
Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."

Set objReg=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & _
strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")

strKeyPath = "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network"
strValueName = "FilterClasses"
objReg.GetMultiStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath, _
strValueName,arrValues

For Each strValue In arrValues
Wscript.Echo strValue
Next

-----------------------------

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


"Bob S." wrote:
| Patrick, Afraid I'm using an asset inventory application
| to extract the values and produce a spreadsheet or db. I
| suspect I'll need to convert the field before I can read
| it. That's why I was looking for a converter. If I don't
| hear of anything by next Tuesday I guess I'll have to
| write one myself. I don't really have the time but then
| again I can't connect to 40,000 machines and run regedt32
| either.
| Thanks for the suggestion,
| Bob

In microsoft.public.win2000.registry Bob S. wrote:

> Patrick, Afraid I'm using an asset inventory application
> to extract the values and produce a spreadsheet or db. I
> suspect I'll need to convert the field before I can read
> it. That's why I was looking for a converter. If I don't
> hear of anything by next Tuesday I guess I'll have to
> write one myself. I don't really have the time but then
> again I can't connect to 40,000 machines and run regedt32
> either.

Is it possible to do the query via external commandline tool in the first
place? Ask because reg.exe (ResKit and Support Tools) dumps REG_MULTI_SZ
to STDOUT as "readable". Contains string nul-termination as in:

C:\TEMP>reg query HKEY_CURRENT_USER\_TEST /v multi

! REG.EXE VERSION 2.0

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\_TEST
multi REG_MULTI_SZ line one\0line two\0line three\0line four\0line five\0\0\0

But not sure that helps any. If I understand it, the application is
reading multi-string data as "raw" binary data without conversion, probably
in error.


>>-----Original Message-----
>>You'll want to use regedt32.exe
>>
>>--
>>Regards,
>>
>>Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
> newsgroup.
>>Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
>>Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
>>http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>>
>>
>>"Bob Speer" wrote:
>>| I am collecting a value that is defined as a multi
> string
>>| type for a system service. If I open the value with
>>| regedit it says it is stored in binary. I'm looking
> for a
>>| utility that I can use to convert or translate these
>>| values into readable text.
>>
>>
>>.
>>

In microsoft.public.win2000.registry Bob S. wrote:

> Patrick, Afraid I'm using an asset inventory application
> to extract the values and produce a spreadsheet or db. I
> suspect I'll need to convert the field before I can read
> it. That's why I was looking for a converter. If I don't
> hear of anything by next Tuesday I guess I'll have to
> write one myself. I don't really have the time but then
> again I can't connect to 40,000 machines and run regedt32
> either.

Is it possible to do the query via external commandline tool in the first
place? Ask because reg.exe (ResKit and Support Tools) dumps REG_MULTI_SZ
to STDOUT as "readable". Contains string nul-termination as in:

C:\TEMP>reg query HKEY_CURRENT_USER\_TEST /v multi

! REG.EXE VERSION 2.0

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\_TEST
multi REG_MULTI_SZ line one\0line two\0line three\0line four\0line five\0\0\0

But not sure that helps any. If I understand it, the application is
reading multi-string data as "raw" binary data without conversion, probably
in error.


>>-----Original Message-----
>>You'll want to use regedt32.exe
>>
>>--
>>Regards,
>>
>>Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
> newsgroup.
>>Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
>>Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
>>http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>>
>>
>>"Bob Speer" wrote:
>>| I am collecting a value that is defined as a multi
> string
>>| type for a system service. If I open the value with
>>| regedit it says it is stored in binary. I'm looking
> for a
>>| utility that I can use to convert or translate these
>>| values into readable text.
>>
>>
>>.
>>

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