Returning value from HKCR using Powershell

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I have a function in Powershell that returns the path from where a COM dll is registered; within the function correct path is returned but when this function is invoked, there is an extra string "HKCR" prefixed to the output

function com_registeredpath()
{  
    param([string]$guid)

    New-PSDrive -Name HKCR -PSProvider Registry -Root HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT

    $key = Get-Item "HKCR:\CLSID\$guid\InprocServer32"
    $values = Get-ItemProperty $key.PSPath

    [string] $defaultValue = [string] $values."(default)"
    write-host ">>>: $defaultValue" # returns a value like: c:\somefolder\somefile.dll

    remove-psdrive -name HKCR
    return $defaultValue
}

write-host "~~~" (com_registeredpath "{00F97463-DF44-11D1-BED5-00600831F894}") #   returns a value like: HKCR c:\somefolder\somefile.dll

Can some one explain this strange behaviour? I would expect both return values to be same.

Zombo · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-14 01:20:18Z

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I don't get a path prefixed with the reg hive. First, you need to suppress the result of the new psdrive, you don't want the function to return anything but the dll path (I assigned it to null). Lastly, you can get the value without crating a psdrive, just use the provider path for HKCR

function Get-ComRegisteredPath
{
    param( [string]$Guid )

    try
    {
        $reg = Get-ItemProperty "Registry::HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\$Guid\InprocServer32" -ErrorAction Stop
        $reg.'(default)'
    }
    catch
    {
        Write-Error $_ 
    }   
}

PS> Get-ComRegisteredPath -Guid '{00F97463-DF44-11D1-BED5-00600831F894}'

edited Feb 14, 2014 at 1:20

Zombo

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answered Dec 26, 2011 at 7:39

Shay Levy

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Zombo · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-14 01:19:55Z

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I just cleaned it up a bit and this version gives me the right string.

function com_registeredpath()
{  
    param([string]$guid)
    New-PSDrive -Name HKCR -PSProvider Registry -Root HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT | Out-Null
    $key = Get-Item "HKCR:\CLSID\$guid\InprocServer32"
    $values = Get-ItemProperty $key.PSPath

    return $values.'(default)'
}

com_registeredpath "{0000002F-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

edited Feb 14, 2014 at 1:19

Zombo

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answered Dec 26, 2011 at 7:28

ravikanth

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