REGDIR reports QWORD values incorrectly

Charles Dye

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Code:
C:\>ver /r

TCC  22.00.39   Windows 7 [Version 6.1.7601]
TCC Build 39   Windows 7 Build 7601  Service Pack 1
Registered to COE-DDPTMHQ1

C:\>regdir /v /d "hkcu\control panel" | find "REG_QWORD"
            Size #0 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #1 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #2 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #3 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #4 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #5 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #6 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #7 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #8 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #9 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #0 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #1 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #2 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #3 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #4 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #5 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #6 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #7 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #8 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #9 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #0 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #1 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #2 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #3 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #4 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #5 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #6 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #7 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #8 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #9 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #0 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #1 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #2 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #3 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #4 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #5 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #6 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #7 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #8 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #9 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #0 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #1 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #2 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #3 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #4 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #5 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #6 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #7 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #8 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312
            Size #9 : REG_QWORD : 3697783433894952312

C:\>

And similar under v20.11.46. Reporting a buffer's address instead of its contents?

Urgency: After sorting your sock drawer.
 
I don't know what should happen, but @CONVERT seems to handle 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF correctly and @EVAL's "=H" doesn't.
Code:
v:\> regfind test 1
HKCU\dummy

->      Value: test
        Data:  0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

v:\> echo %@regquery[hkcu\dummy\test]
18446744073709551615

v:\> echo %@convert[10,16,%@regquery[hkcu\dummy\test]]
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

v:\> echo %@eval[%@regquery[hkcu\dummy\test]=H]
7FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF