Golang study

get-ie-path.go

package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "golang.org/x/sys/windows/registry"
)

func main() {
  fmt.Printf(GetIEPath())
}

func GetIEPath() (path string) {
  key, err := registry.OpenKey(registry.LOCAL_MACHINE,
                               `SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\iexplorer.exe`,
                               registry.QUERY_VALUE)
  if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
  }
  defer key.Close()

  path, _, err = key.GetStringValue("")
  if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
  }
  return
}

start-ie.go

package main

import (
  "log"
  "os/exec"
  "golang.org/x/sys/windows/registry"
)

func main() {
  ieapp := GetIEPath()
  ieargs := []string{"-e"}
  LaunchIE(ieapp, ieargs, "https://github.com/")
}

func LaunchIE(ieapp string, ieargs []string, url string) {
  args := append(ieargs, url)
  command := exec.Command(ieapp, args...)
  err := command.Start()
  if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
  }
}

func GetIEPath() (path string) {
  key, err := registry.OpenKey(registry.LOCAL_MACHINE,
                               `SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\iexplore.exe`,
                               registry.QUERY_VALUE)
  if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
  }
  defer key.Close()

  path, _, err = key.GetStringValue("")
  if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
  }
  return
}