Re: How much text can go into a registry variable?
- From: "Marlon Brandão de Sousa" <splyt.lists@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:10:04 -0300
heya you're doing win api callsfrom jaws scripts? How you achieve this?
I am not aware of any way of doing that but it would be very helpfull..
Marlon
2007/10/19, Bryan Garaventa <bgaraventa11@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> I'm actually writing an app which combines JAWS scripting, and VB.net. The
> JAWS script is the backend interface for the VB.net functionality. So,
> essentially, the user will be passing information directly to the VB.net dll
> through the script. It's a bit complicated, since I'm also using some
> standard Windows API calls as well within the JAWS script as well, to check
> if certain processes are running in the background, thus making the
> execution pause while waiting for the processes to complete.
>
> I don't really know much about XML, so haven't explored this too deeply.
> However, Jamal's suggestion for using WScript.Shell seems promising. If I'm
> unable to make a loop to cycle between all available sub-variables such as
> within a url history say, I don't think it will be too difficult to do using
> vb.net.
>
> To be on the safe side, I think I'll just stay away from the single string
> variable approach.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Littlefield, Tyler" <tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 9:30 PM
> Subject: Re: How much text can go into a registry variable?
>
>
> > That would depend on how your parsing and etc. what language are you
> > using?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bryan Garaventa" <bgaraventa11@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 4:04 PM
> > Subject: Re: How much text can go into a registry variable?
> >
> >
> >> Ah, yes. I had a similar thought. Since it's uncertain how many urls will
> >> be stored at any given time, likely a sub key called History would work,
> >> with each url being added as sub variables. This would also make it
> >> easier to clear by deleting the parent key (History).
> >>
> >> Inthane,
> >>
> >> I thought about using an ini file as well, but it appears to work quite a
> >> bit slower than the registry for retrieve/write functionality. Plus it
> >> gets slower the larger the ini file becomes.
> >>
> >> Thanks for the suggestions,
> >>
> >> Bryan
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Jamal Mazrui" <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 3:25 PM
> >> Subject: Re: How much text can go into a registry variable?
> >>
> >>
> >>> Not sure, but I think you'd hit the limit if storing multiple URLs. I
> >>> suggest creating a seperate value name for each, e.g.,
> >>> URL001, URL002, etc.
> >>>
> >>> Jamal
> >>> On Thu, 18 Oct 2007,
> >>> Bryan Garaventa wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:48:18 -0700
> >>>> From: Bryan Garaventa <bgaraventa11@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> Subject: How much text can go into a registry variable?
> >>>>
> >>>> I have a long list of urls, that I'm currently saving into a key in the
> >>>> registry. However, urls are being added to this list all the time, and
> >>>> the
> >>>> string within my History variable is expanding rapidly.
> >>>>
> >>>> For instance, the list is currently being saved under Software\MyApp,
> >>>> under
> >>>> the variable name History
> >>>>
> >>>> I wouldn't want to break the registry though if there is a string size
> >>>> limit, so thought it might be best to ask, since this list is contained
> >>>> within one string.
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