[Closed] dot net -detect software version

why use dotnet? maxscript has a very nice registry struct.

fn getPhotoshopVersions =
(
	local versions = #()
	local swKey
	registry.openKey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE "SOFTWARE" key:&swKey
	local adobeKey
	registry.openKey swKey "Adobe" key:&adobeKey	
	if adobeKey != undefined do
	(
		local psKey
		registry.openKey adobeKey "Photoshop" key:&psKey
		if psKey != undefined do
		(
			local names = #()
			registry.getSubKeyNames psKey names:&names
			versions = for n in names where n as float != undefined collect n as float
			registry.closeKey psKey
		)
		registry.closeKey adobeKey
	)
	registry.closeKey swKey
	versions
)

this works on my system configuration. I am not sure if this will work for all OS versions, or adobe product packages, etc.

edit: this might also return false positives for versions that were previously installed, but have been removed. Requires testing and I don’t feel like uninstalling photoshop