Re^6: unpacking wmic command's unicode output

[ikegami]

I ran your exact script and got the right result.

>ARGVtest.pl
$VAR1 = [];

-1

I think your system's handling of .pl files is broken.

1. First, get the file type from the default key of HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pl. For me, it's "Perl".
2. Then, set the default key of HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Perl\shell\Open\command to "c:\perl\bin\perl.exe" "%1" %* (where "Perl" is the file type from the first step).

As a .reg:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pl]
@="Perl"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Perl]
@="Perl File"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Perl\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Perl\shell\Open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Perl\shell\Open\command]
@="\"c:\\perl\\bin\\perl.exe\" \"%1\" %*"

[goibhniu]

Curiouser and curiouser . . .

My HKCR\PerlScript\Shell\Open\Command is:
C:\strawberry-perl\perl\bin\perl.exe "%1" "%*"

I don't have HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Perl

update: I took off the quotes around the %* and got your predicted results leaving me only with the $#ARGV vs. scalar(@ARGV) bug. THANKS and ++!