Using uri scheme with %APPDATA%

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My .reg:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cultest]
@="URL:cultest Protocol"
"URL Protocol"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cultest\DefaultIcon]
@="%APPDATA%\\musicDownloader\\test.bat,0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cultest\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cultest\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cultest\shell\open\command]
@="%APPDATA%\\musicDownloader\\test.bat \"%1\""

Using cultest://something doesn't work. But IF I replaced %APPDATA% with static path It worked.

What do you mean under "doesn't work"? – sambul35 Aug 05 '16 at 14:24 — sambul35, Aug 05 '16 at 14:24
nothing happen in Chrome, "wrong path" in Edge. – Yas Aug 05 '16 at 15:05 — Yas, Aug 05 '16 at 15:05

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

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I found a solution:

Just use REG_EXPAND_SZ instead of REG_SZ when you want to embed environment variables in the registry key value.

Using windows environment variables as registry values in Visual Studio Installer

edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

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answered Aug 05 '16 at 15:06

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Using uri scheme with %APPDATA%

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