i admit this isn't pretty, but i have to have this done by next Tuesday. In psuedo code it goes like this:

1. Check for a registry key
2. If not there, write it
3. If that key has a value, get it
4. Append new value to old value
5. Write new value to registry key
6. Tell everyone it was successful (or not)

In my code it looks like:

Code:

DIM $Key2Find, $LSAValue, $AddValue

$Key2Find = "HKEY_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\LSA"
$LSAValue = ""
$AddValue = "passfilter|"

:CheckKey
$RK = KeyExist("$Key2Find")
IF $RK <> 0
	$LSAValue = ReadValue("$Key2Find", "Notification Packages")
	? "LSAValue = $LSAValue"
Else
	$LSAValue = WriteValue("$Key2Find", "Notification Packages", "$LSAValue" + "$AddValue", "REG_MULTI_SZ")
	? "LSAValue = $LSAValue"
Endif
GoTo CheckValue
get $x

:CheckValue
? "Write new registry value?"
Get $x
If $x == "Y" or $x == "y"
	$x = InStr("$LSAValue", "passfilter")
	If $x = 0
		$Rc = WriteValue("$Key2Find", "Notification Packages", "$LSAValue"+"$AddValue", "REG_MULTI_SZ")
		If @Error = 0
			? "Value written to registry"
			? "New $Key2Find value: $LSAValue"
		Endif
	Else
		? "Proper string already written..."
		? "$LSAValue"
		get $y
	Endif
Endif
Get $x


i was never very good at writing functions, though i can take other's functions and make them fit my needs.

Comments greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Dave