Re: Win32::Registry not working

[Athanasius]

From Win32::Registry:

NOTE: This module provides a very klunky interface to access the Windows registry, and is not currently being developed actively. It only exists for backward compatibility with old code that uses it. For more powerful and flexible ways to access the registry, use Win32::TieRegistry.

Have you tried using Win32::TieRegistry instead?

[samwyse]

I had the same problem after switching to Win32::TieRegistry. I get this on the server:

D:\>perl -V
Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 8 subversion 8) configuration:
  Platform:
    osname=MSWin32, osvers=4.0, archname=MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
[...]

D:\>test.pl
path SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server
subkeys:
values: 100\, 90\, DACFramework\, DACProjectSystem\, RefCount\, Servic
+es\, SharedManagementObjects\, SqlPubWiz\, TSqlLanguageService\

Can't read SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\Instance Names key:
+ The system could not find the environment option that was entered

However, running regedit and exporting the registry gives me this:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\Instance N
+ames]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\Instance N
+ames\OLAP]
"MSSQLSERVER"="MSAS10_50.MSSQLSERVER"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\Instance N
+ames\RS]
"MSSQLSERVER"="MSRS10_50.MSSQLSERVER"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\Instance N
+ames\SQL]
"MSSQLSERVER"="MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER"

Upgrading to ActiveState Perl 5.16.1 (the most current version), fixed everything. Curiously, the archname above says "x86" but i downloaded and installed the 64-bit version. I'm now wondering if the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the Win32 registry APIs see different things.