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copy registry key with an embedded colon
  1. 16 Dec 2009 #1


    Dan Holmes Guest

    copy registry key with an embedded colon

    i am trying to copy a registry key and all its descends to a new key. The problem is that the key has a colon ( in it.



    PS HKLM:\software\RouteMatch\agencies> copy -literalpath 'rm_pa_septa:SEPTA' 'RM_PA_SEPTA_73479:SEPTA' -recurse
    Copy-Item : Cannot find drive. A drive with the name 'RM_PA_SEPTA_73479' does not exist.
    At line:1 char:5
    + copy <<<< -literalpath 'rm_pa_septa:SEPTA' 'RM_PA_SEPTA_73479:SEPTA' -recurse
    + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (RM_PA_SEPTA_73479:String) [Copy-Item], DriveNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DriveNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.CopyItemCommand

    How do i keep the colon from being interpreted?

    danny

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  2. 16 Dec 2009 #2


    Dan Holmes Guest

    Re: copy registry key with an embedded colon

    On 12/16/2009 2:25 PM, Dan Holmes wrote:

    > i am trying to copy a registry key and all its descends to a new key.
    > The problem is that the key has a colon ( in it.
    >
    > PS HKLM:\software\RouteMatch\agencies> copy -literalpath
    > 'rm_pa_septa:SEPTA' 'RM_PA_SEPTA_73479:SEPTA' -recurse
    > Copy-Item : Cannot find drive. A drive with the name 'RM_PA_SEPTA_73479'
    > does not exist.
    > At line:1 char:5
    > + copy <<<< -literalpath 'rm_pa_septa:SEPTA' 'RM_PA_SEPTA_73479:SEPTA'
    > -recurse
    > + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (RM_PA_SEPTA_73479:String) [Copy-Item],
    > DriveNotFoundException
    > + FullyQualifiedErrorId :
    > DriveNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.CopyItemCommand
    >
    > How do i keep the colon from being interpreted?
    >
    > danny
    this does it.

    PS HKLM:\software\RouteMatch\agencies> copy -literalpath .\"rm_pa_septa:SEPTA" .\"RM_PA_SEPTA_73479:SEPTA" -recurse

    note the .\ before the key names.

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