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Set a new REG_MULTI_SZ value?

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I'm trying to create a new REG_MULTI_SZ value for a new registry key in python 2.7

This code works great for REG_SZ, REG_DWORD and others using string/int,
but I couldn't find the correct value to send for a multi size string.

reg_key = r'Control PanelMouseMoshe'

reg_hkey = _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER



_winreg.CreateKey(reg_hkey, reg_key)

        registry_key = _winreg.OpenKey(reg_hkey, reg_key, 0, _winreg.KEY_WRITE)



_winreg.SetValueEx(registry_key, 'S2', 0, _winreg.REG_MULTI_SZ, <VALUE>)

Whatever I tried resulted in:

Could not convert the data to the specified type

What value should be sent in order for this to work?

(FYI: I even tried to create a REG_MULTI_SZ manually then reading it.
I got a tuple of unicodes

(u'Car',u'Bus',u'Train')

I tried sending this and got the same error.)

edited Nov 19 at 13:53

asked Nov 19 at 13:33

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I'm trying to create a new REG_MULTI_SZ value for a new registry key in python 2.7

This code works great for REG_SZ, REG_DWORD and others using string/int,
but I couldn't find the correct value to send for a multi size string.

reg_key = r'Control PanelMouseMoshe'

reg_hkey = _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER



_winreg.CreateKey(reg_hkey, reg_key)

        registry_key = _winreg.OpenKey(reg_hkey, reg_key, 0, _winreg.KEY_WRITE)



_winreg.SetValueEx(registry_key, 'S2', 0, _winreg.REG_MULTI_SZ, <VALUE>)

Whatever I tried resulted in:

Could not convert the data to the specified type

What value should be sent in order for this to work?

(FYI: I even tried to create a REG_MULTI_SZ manually then reading it.
I got a tuple of unicodes

(u'Car',u'Bus',u'Train')

I tried sending this and got the same error.)

edited Nov 19 at 13:53

asked Nov 19 at 13:33

Rotem Akerman

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I'm trying to create a new REG_MULTI_SZ value for a new registry key in python 2.7

This code works great for REG_SZ, REG_DWORD and others using string/int,
but I couldn't find the correct value to send for a multi size string.

reg_key = r'Control PanelMouseMoshe'

reg_hkey = _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER



_winreg.CreateKey(reg_hkey, reg_key)

        registry_key = _winreg.OpenKey(reg_hkey, reg_key, 0, _winreg.KEY_WRITE)



_winreg.SetValueEx(registry_key, 'S2', 0, _winreg.REG_MULTI_SZ, <VALUE>)

Whatever I tried resulted in:

Could not convert the data to the specified type

What value should be sent in order for this to work?

(FYI: I even tried to create a REG_MULTI_SZ manually then reading it.
I got a tuple of unicodes

(u'Car',u'Bus',u'Train')

I tried sending this and got the same error.)

edited Nov 19 at 13:53

asked Nov 19 at 13:33

Rotem Akerman

I'm trying to create a new REG_MULTI_SZ value for a new registry key in python 2.7

This code works great for REG_SZ, REG_DWORD and others using string/int,
but I couldn't find the correct value to send for a multi size string.

reg_key = r'Control PanelMouseMoshe'

reg_hkey = _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER



_winreg.CreateKey(reg_hkey, reg_key)

        registry_key = _winreg.OpenKey(reg_hkey, reg_key, 0, _winreg.KEY_WRITE)



_winreg.SetValueEx(registry_key, 'S2', 0, _winreg.REG_MULTI_SZ, <VALUE>)

Whatever I tried resulted in:

Could not convert the data to the specified type

What value should be sent in order for this to work?

(FYI: I even tried to create a REG_MULTI_SZ manually then reading it.
I got a tuple of unicodes

(u'Car',u'Bus',u'Train')

I tried sending this and got the same error.)

python registry winreg

edited Nov 19 at 13:53

asked Nov 19 at 13:33

Rotem Akerman

edited Nov 19 at 13:53

asked Nov 19 at 13:33

Rotem Akerman

edited Nov 19 at 13:53

asked Nov 19 at 13:33

Rotem Akerman

asked Nov 19 at 13:33

Rotem Akerman

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Turns out a list of strings works:

_winreg.SetValueEx(registry_key, 'S2', 0, _winreg.REG_MULTI_SZ, ["Car", "Bus", "Train"])

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Turns out a list of strings works:

_winreg.SetValueEx(registry_key, 'S2', 0, _winreg.REG_MULTI_SZ, ["Car", "Bus", "Train"])

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Turns out a list of strings works:

_winreg.SetValueEx(registry_key, 'S2', 0, _winreg.REG_MULTI_SZ, ["Car", "Bus", "Train"])

answered Nov 20 at 15:36

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Turns out a list of strings works:

_winreg.SetValueEx(registry_key, 'S2', 0, _winreg.REG_MULTI_SZ, ["Car", "Bus", "Train"])

answered Nov 20 at 15:36

Rotem Akerman

Turns out a list of strings works:

_winreg.SetValueEx(registry_key, 'S2', 0, _winreg.REG_MULTI_SZ, ["Car", "Bus", "Train"])

answered Nov 20 at 15:36

Rotem Akerman

answered Nov 20 at 15:36

Rotem Akerman

answered Nov 20 at 15:36

Rotem Akerman

answered Nov 20 at 15:36

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