Editing BlueAngel Databases - MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General

Hi all.
I was just wondering if anyone has any knowledge of editing/creating databases on the XDAIIs (the ones kept in a folder called \Databases on the device). There's nothing on Wiki or in the search so I thought I'd post my problem. I'm not a complete novice as I've done a bit of upgrading and I've helped a few people out of the mud before so any help given will be much appreciated.
Basically, I want to edit the Photo Contacts database and add contacts to groups without having to tap 'n hold on each one to do it manually (because I'm lazy like that).
I've tried copying the databases folder directly from the device, windows explorer and from the .stg ActiveSync backup but with absolutely no joy!
Can anyone shed any light on this subject? If so please post here or PM me and maybe we can work out some bits and pieces related to theses databases (not just Photo Contacts)!
Dom

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Help with making a script/CAB to configure WIFI in WM6

Like many other people here, I'm trying to automate (as far as possible) the process of setting up / reconfiguring my device every time I flash a new ROM or hard reset. I've been following the threads on WAP/MMS CABs and, especially, the email client setup method described in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1153518
I want to do something along the lines of the email client setup (using xml to provision a connection and then turning it into a CAB file) to set up my WIFI connection, especially the chore of entering a WPA key each time.
I dug around a bit on the MSDN site and found these sections with sample code for service providers to provision WIFI in WM5.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms890771.aspx
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms890780.aspx
I'm not a developer and don't know anything about the WM5 SDK so several things are not that clear to me, for example, what is the difference between OMA and OMA DM and which should I use to create a cab that runs off the storage card (does it matter, etc.)?
I'm quite prepared to spend some time experimenting with the sample code with the hope that, with some common sense and trial and error I can produce a single block of xml code that anyone on this forum can copy and edit in notepad to insert their own SSID , type of connection, type of security, network key, etc. and then just turn it into a CAB to run after each time they flash their device.
However, before I spend several hours trying to figure this out, I just wanted to throw this out to the Gurus in our community. I'd be grateful for your help if you:
a) Are knowledgeable in the OMA / OMA DM protocols and can answer a few basic questions I have in order to get me started in the right direction, or
b) Have actually done this already and have created a WIFI connection setup script that is easy to edit and tailor (no point in reinventing the wheel), or
c) Know of a an alternative (easier) way to do this altogether
Thanks in advance for any help,
Rob
NOTE TO MODS: I started a new thread here because I could not find this specific topic anywhere else, and I thought it might be most relevant to WM6, because this is where the highest frequency of flashing is going on right now. However, please feel free to move the post if you think it belongs in another section of the forum.
DONE IT. Moved to another section of the forum.
I figured it out. You can now make a CAB with your WIFI settings.
I posted the method here, since there was already a thread by MrVanx dedicated to creating CABs for all kind of settings.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1227587
Enjoy.

[Sovled] CAB installer with long_send.lnk included.

Hi all
I've 99% finished an app that I'm about to upload, but have 1 tiny, tiny problem with it.
I've included a "long_send.lnk" shortcut in the CAB file, and it seems to be being duplicated for some reason.
I've got it set to install to the windows folder, and it does this, but it also installs a duplicate one in the Start Menu (I do have 1 other shortcut in the start menu - don't know if this is relevant).
My question is, does anyone have any idea why this would happen and, more to the point, how the hell do I stop it???
It's really annoying to get so close to completion and have 1 silly problem stop me dead, especially after having solved so many issues, like shortcuts that work no matter where you install the app (device or storage), and running the target app with parameters (they were both a pain in the arse to fix!)
Any advice would be very welcome.
Thanks in advance
Edit:
Sorry, I should probably have said that I'm using VS2008.
I should also explain that I'm creating the long_send shortcut in VS2008 as part of the CAB project, not externally, as I want it to point at the application, regardless of where it is installed. If I create the shortcut outside VS2008 then it may not be pointing at where the application is installed.
Just in case anyone stumbles across this with the same, or similar problem, I've just discovered the joy that is setup.dll, where you can code whatever you like for install and uninstall events.

[XAP + Source] Advanced Explorer [Version 1.4]

Hello XDA Community,
@DEVELOPERS: I need some developers with other devices to make things (at least parts of advanced explorer) work on other devices (i have a htd hd7). !Programming & Testing!
Please PM me
To bring all together what xda achieved for WP7, i wrote a helper app for the following tasks,
- File management
- Registry management
- Copy files from desktop to phone
- Copy files from phone to desktop
- Set max unsigned apps
- Provision any given XML
If you post in this thread how any of those features could be implemented on other devices, i will maybe implement them. You can always send me a modified version and i will maybe update this post with the new version!
Usage/(Release-)Notes on the website!
If you encounter any errors, or wanna give some feedback => just leave a post here or use the idea page or write me an email (go to contact on the homepage)!
I included the source code, so that anybody can modify it at will but do not use anything here for commercial purposes (contact me first).
Homepage for this project:
http://sites.google.com/site/yaafdevelopers/projects/advanced-explorer-for-wp7
You can give feedback / bugreports:
http://advancedexplorerwp7.codeplex.com/
(Go to Discussion or Issue Tracker)
You will find the latest version and the Release-Notes there. I will continue to watch this thread!
Because some people asked how to support/donate me:
I appreciate every donation! Thank you!
reddragon
He that is great stff... i am glad you added the source i was thinking about how this could work having had a little peek at the code in the samples that Ms provided.
wings over a thanks too
Question...If you send a file, where does the device dump it into the computer? I was getting an error sending the file to my computer at first, but then I configured correctly and it sends fine, but I don't know where it is...
Edit: Nevermind, I got it. Upload/Download Root folders. Good work on this app man. Pretty nifty. Uploaded a .doc from my laptop to the phone, copy/pasted it into My Docs and it appeared and opened on MS Office Word perfectly.
nice ! but ...
Nice app !
But can't send from \windows directory ?..
Re: can't send from \windows
Hey,
like i said in my first post i brought together what was achieved...
Im using the HTC app COM dll files for file system access. Actually you can send files from \windows but not all. (in usage or no access)...
If somebody knows a better way, or something for other devices => just implement and send it, or post here!
The problem: Now it works on my device, so I can do what i wanted to do (coping .pdf and other stuff on the wp7) I have not the time to search & wait for other devices.
I tried to code it very generic and emulated the System.IO namespace, so everybody can add his results or replace it with better results.
Just contact me and I will check the code and update the first post.
reddragon93
eternalemb said:
Question...If you send a file, where does the device dump it into the computer? I was getting an error sending the file to my computer at first, but then I configured correctly and it sends fine, but I don't know where it is...
Edit: Nevermind, I got it. Upload/Download Root folders. Good work on this app man. Pretty nifty. Uploaded a .doc from my laptop to the phone, copy/pasted it into My Docs and it appeared and opened on MS Office Word perfectly.
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actually you can double tab any file and it should open from any folder.
To get PDF working I copy the file to the PDF reader (most likely the app will crash if Adobe reader is not installed), but you will not see anything as PDF reader just pops up with the file
Just like always contact me if there are file types missing!
cool app, ty
how long did it take?
hi reddragon93, thank you for your work, i've an lg optimus 7, is there an eta for explorer for other device?
i need it!!!
thank you so much!
gianlucarugby said:
hi reddragon93, thank you for your work, i've an lg optimus 7, is there an eta for explorer for other device?
i need it!!!
thank you so much!
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I really can understand you because I needed this for myself (that's why I coded it in the first place)
But the answer is NO, because we have to wait until somebody finds a way to get access on other devices and shares the info (i will observe this thread for new infos).
And by the way you should not ask for ETA in developer forum (forum rules), but it's OK for me. Hope you will be the only one after my answer
I answered this question in my first post:
"If you post in this thread how any of those features could be implemented on other devices, i will maybe implement them"
Hope I answered your question.
reddragon
thanks, you were very kind,
apologize me for the ETA, i did not know, i'm just a student not a developer!
good work!
EDIT: I can't figure out how to mark a post as useful yet, so let me just say THANK YOU!!!
Awesome app. However, there are a few things that would be nice in terms of file types:
Any chance of getting support for loading .mobi files (Kindle ebooks)? I'd love to be able to sideload books that aren't in the Amazon store.
Currently, .log files won't open. Copy/renaming them to .txt should work, or a simple text reader/editor could be built-in.
Possible bug: the "Max unsigned apps" field in Settings is showing "Not set - (can't read from registry)" Setting it from within the app seems to work, though (and be remembered).
Feature request: ability to search the registry
Small change request: pressing Back on an Exception could do the same as OK (rather than exiting).
Overally, much thanks for an awesome tool!
Thanks for feedback
GoodDayToDie said:
EDIT: I can't figure out how to mark a post as useful yet, so let me just say THANK YOU!!!
Awesome app. However, there are a few things that would be nice in terms of file types:
Any chance of getting support for loading .mobi files (Kindle ebooks)? I'd love to be able to sideload books that aren't in the Amazon store.
Currently, .log files won't open. Copy/renaming them to .txt should work, or a simple text reader/editor could be built-in.
Possible bug: the "Max unsigned apps" field in Settings is showing "Not set - (can't read from registry)" Setting it from within the app seems to work, though (and be remembered).
Feature request: ability to search the registry
Small change request: pressing Back on an Exception could do the same as OK (rather than exiting).
Overally, much thanks for an awesome tool!
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Thanks for your feedback!
(1) I really needed the app for myself (real pdf support) so... The Thanks Button is only visible with 5+ Posts
(2) i will pm you maybe if i find some spare time. This is most likely pretty simple to implement. Can you edit your (or create a new) post and describe what happens if you double tab a kindle book with the current version?
(3) yeah i saw this before but didn't thought it is important enough to implement. I don't have the time for the own Editor (you have to handle really big files for example) but i can do the renaming thing behind the scenes (remember renaming = copy+delete until a better solution is found).
(4) on first app start i have really no solution in determining how the value is set (no access on this key). So my solution was to set this text ("Not set - (can't read from registry)" until you set a value => then i save this value local to the app, and set it every time the app starts (It gets reset every time i connect the device to the PC anyway)
(5) "search the registry": I thought on this one... But this will not be of much use as we have not really much read access
NOTE: The Problem with the registry is that we have FULL WRITE access trough the provxml method but not very much READ access (HTC COM .dll)
(6) really? I'm satisfied with the current behavior. Without searching I don't know if this is a small change maybe it is, maybe not. At least it looks like one but that doesn't mean anything
reddragon
Thanks for the response, reddragon. I'm at work right now, so the .mobi thing will have to wait. It's a very common request among WP7 users around here, though.
I've found that selecting the Edit context item will open any file in Word, which is typically sufficient for viewing and even editing purposes! True plain text files open fine regardless of extension, and even binary files will usually have enough ASCII in them to determine useful info. You can also send any file (via email) from Word, if you want to email an attachment rather than just transfer to a PC.
Unfortunately, I've found that XML files just... don't work. Double-clicking them opens IE, which complains that it can't handle that file type. Selecting Edit on them looks like it's opening some Office app, but the app then closes and drops back into Advanced Explorer (no error). This is the currently problematic filetype, as a *lot* of data is stored in XML.
The "Registry Editor" app already provides registry search (and despite the security restrictions on read it *mostly* works) but without system copy-paste it's tricky moving data between apps. I enjoy being able to pan between the FS and registry... hell, I want a Windows (desktop) app that does this, now.
It looks like there's FS search (an option on the command bar, and a text box that appears) but I can't get it to do anything. Pressing Enter has no effect, tapping either Refresh or Search again just reloads the page. Am I using this right? It would be great to be able to either scroll long folders (\Windows) or find a filename behind a bunch of GUIDs.
Some files show as "0 b" size, even though they almost certainly aren't. Is that just because some program has an exclusive lock on them and their size can't be read in that state?
Any chance of the ability to create folders in the GUI (I think I see how to do it with provxml files, but that's not exactly convenient)?
Thanks for the explanations on the registry. I was wondering how you could write to locations that you can't read from... Also, I didn't know the sideload limit resets itself. That's something I'll have to watch out for, as I'm near the nominal sideload limit already. Hmm... maybe I should look into writing an app that lets the phone install a .XAP directly, to minimize the amount of PC connecting that's needed.
Sorry, I know that's a lot of comments and questions. If it helps, I showed this to a couple of other HD7 owners today, and the immediate response of both of them was "I've got to get that!" This is a great app, super-convenient and good for making the occasional Samsung Focus owner jealous ;-D
Actually, I'm a developer myself (mostly C/C++, but I know C#). I'll crack a look at the source when I get a chance (probably this weekend) but would you be interested in a patch if there's something I can improve? One thing I might add is an optional "Did you mean that?" prompt on the Back button, as it's a little too easy to hit and knock you clear out of the app (optional of course, as I understand some people don't have such problems).
Thanks again!
does anyone know the latest ETA on compatibility for samsung devices?
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GoodDayToDie said:
Thanks for the response, reddragon. I'm at work right now, so the .mobi thing will have to wait. It's a very common request among WP7 users around here, though.
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Like I said: I will pm you most likely, today or this weekend.
GoodDayToDie said:
I've found that selecting the Edit context item will open any file in Word, which is typically sufficient for viewing and even editing purposes! True plain text files open fine regardless of extension, and even binary files will usually have enough ASCII in them to determine useful info. You can also send any file (via email) from Word, if you want to email an attachment rather than just transfer to a PC.
Unfortunately, I've found that XML files just... don't work. Double-clicking them opens IE, which complains that it can't handle that file type. Selecting Edit on them looks like it's opening some Office app, but the app then closes and drops back into Advanced Explorer (no error). This is the currently problematic filetype, as a *lot* of data is stored in XML.
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Yeah the best way to handle the edit mode would be an editor inside the app, but that's quite some work i guess... So if somebody is willing to write such a control just contact me!
But the current workaround is quite simple: Upload your file, edit it with the powerful editors you know and send it back to the phone...
In fact what i did was send the complete windows/applications folder and all files that where successfully send can be edited (on the others you have no access anyway).
GoodDayToDie said:
The "Registry Editor" app already provides registry search (and despite the security restrictions on read it *mostly* works) but without system copy-paste it's tricky moving data between apps. I enjoy being able to pan between the FS and registry... hell, I want a Windows (desktop) app that does this, now.
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Well I think it's not that difficult to implement a search for registry. It's funny to say that all the time but I thought on this one too and if you look on the source code you will see that i positioned the search/filter text box out of the explorer pivot to use it for registry search or other purposes. If you find it really that useful with the current read restrictions... yeah I should just implement it...
GoodDayToDie said:
It looks like there's FS search (an option on the command bar, and a text box that appears) but I can't get it to do anything. Pressing Enter has no effect, tapping either Refresh or Search again just reloads the page. Am I using this right? It would be great to be able to either scroll long folders (\Windows) or find a filename behind a bunch of GUIDs.
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In fact this is a filter function so that large folders can be loaded much faster. Just enter "a*" and make the keyboard disappear (tab anywhere else) and you see only the files/folders starting with "a". I don't know why "enter" on keyboard doesn't do anything, I will look into this. I should update the usage in my first post, thanks.
GoodDayToDie said:
Some files show as "0 b" size, even though they almost certainly aren't. Is that just because some program has an exclusive lock on them and their size can't be read in that state?
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yep.
From the htc COM call i get 0 bytes....
GoodDayToDie said:
Any chance of the ability to create folders in the GUI (I think I see how to do it with provxml files, but that's not exactly convenient)?
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Hehe, i thought on this one too as it is already implemented (just create a folder in UploadRoot drop a file and start downloading it to the phone => the folder gets created). I will look into this.
Can you (or anybody) provide me with an example on how to rename a folder via provxml. And in Yaaf.WP7.NativeAccess.IO.File i have in the "Move" method some code commentated. Can somebody please un-comment, debug and tell me why the hell this provision-xml is invalid / not working, thanks.
(ProvisionXml is completely new to me as this is my first smartphone)
GoodDayToDie said:
Thanks for the explanations on the registry. I was wondering how you could write to locations that you can't read from... Also, I didn't know the sideload limit resets itself. That's something I'll have to watch out for, as I'm near the nominal sideload limit already. Hmm... maybe I should look into writing an app that lets the phone install a .XAP directly, to minimize the amount of PC connecting that's needed.
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I didn't look into that but i think it is not enough to simply create the guid folder and drop content there... Anyway you can use the "NativeAccess" Projekt to get all the access i used in the Explorer. But you have to create links from your main projekt to the COM-dlls so they get included into the xap file.
GoodDayToDie said:
Sorry, I know that's a lot of comments and questions. If it helps, I showed this to a couple of other HD7 owners today, and the immediate response of both of them was "I've got to get that!" This is a great app, super-convenient and good for making the occasional Samsung Focus owner jealous ;-D
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That's what keeping me up i guess
GoodDayToDie said:
Actually, I'm a developer myself (mostly C/C++, but I know C#). I'll crack a look at the source when I get a chance (probably this weekend) but would you be interested in a patch if there's something I can improve? One thing I might add is an optional "Did you mean that?" prompt on the Back button, as it's a little too easy to hit and knock you clear out of the app (optional of course, as I understand some people don't have such problems).
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I'm always interested in any patch especially support for other devices (I have a htc so I can't debug stuff for other devices :/ )
Yeah there could be an option for that. It's pretty easy to implement so... But i don't have this problem so i didn't realised that one.
GoodDayToDie said:
Thanks again!
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Thank you for your feedback
Muzzy777 said:
does anyone know the latest ETA on compatibility for samsung devices?
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Well I answered this on the first page of the thread already, thanks.
EDIT: I updated the program and my first post and implemented some of your feature requests
reddragon
Configuration Service Provider Reference for Windows Mobile Devices
Have you used the forum-search? You'll find a post which describes you how to get these books to your phone (it's by me). I can't give you the link because I send this from my HD7.
really great app. Also like the pc<->phone feature
I use it now very often, so I think it needs:
-2 Filebrowser Tabs
-or an option to "bookmark" certain folders
diboze said:
really great app. Also like the pc<->phone feature
I use it now very often, so I think it needs:
-2 Filebrowser Tabs
-or an option to "bookmark" certain folders
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I talked to other people, at first this feature looks awesome, but after some time you would see that you don't use 2 tabs!
The bookmarking thing is a good idea...
Elerador said:
Have you used the forum-search? You'll find a post which describes you how to get these books to your phone (it's by me). I can't give you the link because I send this from my HD7.
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I'm looking into amazon kindle... what i can do for sure is copy the file into the kindle folder and start amazon kindle...
But i forgot how to start a program via app-guid. I remember that i saw an COM.dll which can do that.
__ow said:
Configuration Service Provider Reference for Windows Mobile Devices
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i know that link but i don't see how you can move folders (if it is possible)
reddragon
Love the update! Thanks for cluing me in on the workings of the filter; I wasn't trying wildcards and it therefore looked like it was always empty.
That said, a bug report (reproed on the older version too):
Registry manual mode can crash with a System.ArgumentException "Invalid fullpath".
Start Advanced Explorer
Pan to Registry
Tap "edit manual"
Observe exception
App crashes on hitting OK

[Q] WP7 Forensic Research

Hello,
I'm new to the boards so I apologize if my question is out of line, but I've hit a wall and I have a report on this due in a few weeks!
I'm attempting to do a forensic analysis on WP7, the DVP to be specific. I'm trying to gain access to the metadata behind things like text messages and call logs. Have any of you, in your development work, encountered a way to view the native files associated with these messaging services? My forensic tools aren't recognizing the hardware and while one of them promises the ability to perform a physical dump "soon", I am not optimistic that it will be available in time to help me.
I have little coding experience so navigating these threads has been an experience to say the least, but I would love any assistance on getting file system/registry access on the device.
Also, if it can't be done, that is alright too. Failed results are still results in the eyes of academia!
Thanks everyone!
Read up on ChevronWP7 unlock method here. Or, try using the built-in registry editor to allow developer access to your phone. Then you can install both a more ... robust registry editor and file explorer. I am in a coffee shop (yes, I should not be on XDA when someone goes to washroom, but you know...), otherwise I would provide direct links for the methods...

[SDK/DLL] «Registry Helper» Edit the Registry with a simple .Reg file

DOWNLOAD: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1404609&stc=1&d=1350332484
Hello Guys
I'm here to bring you more comfort to your registry edit life,
No more thousands lines of code to edit the registry no,
Just 1 simple line of code and a '.reg' file,
What you want more? (if you want more reply on this thread )
ALERT: this SDK/DLL needs WP7 Root Tools SDK to work(I cant include it because its Heathcliff74 his work)
and now some code
Code:
RegistryHelper.RegFileHelper.RegisterFile("");
Look you did nothing now
but put the source of the .reg file in that empty string and it works
like
Code:
RegistryHelper.RegFileHelper.RegisterFile("[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\MyOwnReg]\[email protected]=\"Doggyyyyy\"\n\"nope\"=hex:ab,ab,ab,ab,ab");
thats it you now created a key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT with the name MyOwnReg and set the default value on Doggy and added an byte(/hex) value with the name nope
Big shoutout to:
Heathcliff74 for helping me and giving this neat SDK
my mum for screaming at me at 11 O'clock because I wasn't sleeping yet
Regards,
EaterOfCorpses
P.S. My site is down
UPDATE
Today I fixed the export of REG files and it does work (from my side) only there are some strange bugs with WP7 Root Tools, but I think it'll be fixed soon (I hope)
Code:
Code:
RegistryHelper.RegFileHelper.CreateFromRegistry("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\test")
this will return the source of a REG file
Happy Coding, Guys
Regards EaterOfCorpses
UPDATE:
Tried to fix some bugs but it are bugs in SDK
Reserved
Just to confirm, this is a library which parses a standard Windows .REG file and applies it to the WP7 registry, using Heathcliff74's Root Tools SDK?
Cool.
Yes, exactly!
NICE
edit: Added here.
Heathcliff74 said:
NICE
edit: Added here.
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yaaay
btw maybe Im gonna create an VS2010 add-in to make it complete
Edit:
Stupid me (facepalm)
Heathcliff, thanks
One other feature that would be really cool would be the ability to export .REG files from the registry. This could be used to take registry backups (similar to the way you can in regedit on the PC). Provide an API that specifies a registry path, and return a string containing the .REG data, or possibly one that takes a registry path and a file path, and automatically writes the reg data to that file path...?
Just a thought, but it would be tremendously helpful. One basic thing that is sorely missing from the current WP7 reg editors is a way to back up registry data easily, short of making a full phone image backup. For ome thing,s you need the full image backup anyhow because messing with them might make the phone unable to work normally, but for other things it would just be good to be able to tweak things while knowing they can be easily reverted (I'm thinking about stuff like the GPS settings, for example). I actually started work on a program that could export registry data to a file, but it got abandoned in the face of the many other things I found myself working on.
GoodDayToDie said:
One other feature that would be really cool would be the ability to export .REG files from the registry. This could be used to take registry backups (similar to the way you can in regedit on the PC). Provide an API that specifies a registry path, and return a string containing the .REG data, or possibly one that takes a registry path and a file path, and automatically writes the reg data to that file path...?
Just a thought, but it would be tremendously helpful. One basic thing that is sorely missing from the current WP7 reg editors is a way to back up registry data easily, short of making a full phone image backup. For ome thing,s you need the full image backup anyhow because messing with them might make the phone unable to work normally, but for other things it would just be good to be able to tweak things while knowing they can be easily reverted (I'm thinking about stuff like the GPS settings, for example). I actually started work on a program that could export registry data to a file, but it got abandoned in the face of the many other things I found myself working on.
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that's an excellent idea! Im gonna work on it tomorrow!
I took a week vacation from my work so I got all the time (if you forget the point that my mom limits me )
And with the experience I have I think this will take 2 hours to build, but It will take very long time to backup, so do you know something to block the phone so the user cant use it while it backups?
I figure people usually wont make the backup from super-low-level; they'll mostly want to create it near a "leaf" of the hierarchy, so neither creation nor restoration of an export should take very long. Doing a full backup would probably be a bit messy, because as far as I know there isn't any way to lock the entire registry at once, and parts of it are changing constantly. There are actually APIs for creating an entire duplicate of a registry hive (HKCR/HKCU/HKLM/etc.) but you'd have to write a bunch of native code to use them.
One other option would be to put a limit on the API, like an integer for how many levels deep to recurse, as that should reduce the size o the backup created. If you want to do it in a multi-threaded / abortable manner, you could also make the backup API offer a timeout, which if it expires before the backup is complete, would simply stop constructing the .REG file and return whatever it has so far. Also, of course, don't forget to use StringBuilder or some other class that allows quickly combining text.
GoodDayToDie said:
I figure people usually wont make the backup from super-low-level; they'll mostly want to create it near a "leaf" of the hierarchy, so neither creation nor restoration of an export should take very long. Doing a full backup would probably be a bit messy, because as far as I know there isn't any way to lock the entire registry at once, and parts of it are changing constantly. There are actually APIs for creating an entire duplicate of a registry hive (HKCR/HKCU/HKLM/etc.) but you'd have to write a bunch of native code to use them.
One other option would be to put a limit on the API, like an integer for how many levels deep to recurse, as that should reduce the size o the backup created. If you want to do it in a multi-threaded / abortable manner, you could also make the backup API offer a timeout, which if it expires before the backup is complete, would simply stop constructing the .REG file and return whatever it has so far. Also, of course, don't forget to use StringBuilder or some other class that allows quickly combining text.
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haha I can't write C++
So I will just start a new thread and make it event based and complicated
GoodDayToDie said:
I figure people usually wont make the backup from super-low-level; they'll mostly want to create it near a "leaf" of the hierarchy, so neither creation nor restoration of an export should take very long. Doing a full backup would probably be a bit messy, because as far as I know there isn't any way to lock the entire registry at once, and parts of it are changing constantly. There are actually APIs for creating an entire duplicate of a registry hive (HKCR/HKCU/HKLM/etc.) but you'd have to write a bunch of native code to use them.
One other option would be to put a limit on the API, like an integer for how many levels deep to recurse, as that should reduce the size o the backup created. If you want to do it in a multi-threaded / abortable manner, you could also make the backup API offer a timeout, which if it expires before the backup is complete, would simply stop constructing the .REG file and return whatever it has so far. Also, of course, don't forget to use StringBuilder or some other class that allows quickly combining text.
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I just fixed it only there are some strange bugs in WP7 Root Tools and that takes a bit of the functionality
almost forgot to say:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32846003#post32846003
Updated the dll tried to fix bugs with wp7 root tools :/
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