{"record":{"id":"571dc76e83c5c31e","repo":"JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh","slug":"error-no-formatter-for-type-d","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Error, no formatter for type: %d","messagePattern":"Error, no formatter for type: (.+?)","errorType":"error_code","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"src/runtime/terminal_windows.go","lineNumber":203,"sourceCode":"\n\tswitch valType {\n\tcase windows.REG_SZ, windows.REG_EXPAND_SZ:\n\t\tvalue, _, _ := k.GetStringValue(regKey)\n\t\tregValue = &WindowsRegistryValue{ValueType: STRING, String: value}\n\tcase windows.REG_DWORD:\n\t\tvalue, _, _ := k.GetIntegerValue(regKey)\n\t\tregValue = &WindowsRegistryValue{ValueType: DWORD, DWord: value, String: fmt.Sprintf(\"0x%08X\", value)}\n\tcase windows.REG_QWORD:\n\t\tvalue, _, _ := k.GetIntegerValue(regKey)\n\t\tregValue = &WindowsRegistryValue{ValueType: QWORD, QWord: value, String: fmt.Sprintf(\"0x%016X\", value)}\n\tcase windows.REG_BINARY:\n\t\tvalue, _, _ := k.GetBinaryValue(regKey)\n\t\tregValue = &WindowsRegistryValue{ValueType: BINARY, String: string(value)}\n\t}\n\n\tif regValue == nil {\n\t\terrorLogMsg := fmt.Sprintf(\"Error, no formatter for type: %d\", valType)\n\t\treturn nil, errors.New(errorLogMsg)\n\t}\n\n\tlog.Debug(fmt.Sprintf(\"%s(%s): %s\", regKey, regValue.ValueType, regValue.String))\n\treturn regValue, nil\n}\n\nfunc (term *Terminal) InWSLSharedDrive() bool {\n\treturn false\n}\n\nfunc (term *Terminal) ConvertToWindowsPath(input string) string {\n\treturn strings.ReplaceAll(input, `\\`, \"/\")\n}\n\nfunc (term *Terminal) ConvertToLinuxPath(input string) string {\n\treturn input\n}\n","sourceCodeStart":185,"sourceCodeEnd":221,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh/blob/0976794618c5ed95de0985dded50de1b4dc914cb/src/runtime/terminal_windows.go#L185-L221","documentation":"WindowsRegistryKeyValue reads a value from the Windows registry and converts it to a WindowsRegistryValue. The value's binary type (valType) is inspected and dispatched to a formatter for REG_SZ, REG_EXPAND_SZ, REG_DWORD, REG_QWORD, or REG_BINARY. If the type is none of these (or the value is absent, giving valType 0), no formatter exists and this error is returned.","triggerScenarios":"Calling env.WindowsRegistryKeyValue with a registry path whose value is one of the unsupported registry types (REG_MULTI_SZ, REG_NONE, etc.), or whose type resolves to 0 because the value name does not exist under the opened key.","commonSituations":"Pointing the segment/config at a REG_MULTI_SZ value (the switch has no case for it); a typo in the value name so GetValue returns type 0; reading a value created by newer Windows versions with exotic types.","solutions":["Verify the value name and path are correct (a missing value yields valType 0): run `reg query <path> /v <name>` and confirm the type shown is REG_SZ, REG_EXPAND_SZ, REG_DWORD, REG_QWORD, or REG_BINARY.","If the value is REG_MULTI_SZ or another unsupported type, read it via PowerShell instead (Get-ItemProperty) and feed the string into your config, or upvote/add a formatter case in terminal_windows.go.","Use the debug log (`oh-my-posh debug`) to see which key/value produced the failure and confirm the exact registry type with regedit."],"exampleFix":"// before (REG_MULTI_SZ value in theme config)\n[[blocks.segments]]\ntype = \"winreg\"\nproperties = { registry_path = \"HKLM:\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\Foo\\\\MultiValue\" }\n\n// after - point at a supported (REG_SZ) value or export it as a string\n[[blocks.segments]]\ntype = \"winreg\"\nproperties = { registry_path = \"HKLM:\\\\SOFTWARE\\\\Foo\\\\StringValue\" }","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"// PowerShell: confirm the registry value type before pointing the segment at it\n$v = Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Foo'\n(Get-Item 'HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Foo').GetValueKind('MyValue')  # must be String, ExpandString, DWord, QWord or Binary","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":["Only reference registry values whose type is REG_SZ, REG_EXPAND_SZ, REG_DWORD, REG_QWORD or REG_BINARY","Double-check the exact value name - a typo yields type 0 and this same error","Prefer REG_SZ values; export REG_MULTI_SZ content to a string value if you need it"],"tags":["windows","registry","unsupported-type"],"backgroundTag":"registry-value-type-unsupported","analyzedSha":"0976794618c5ed95de0985dded50de1b4dc914cb","analyzedAt":"2026-08-31T23:41:19.708Z","contentChangedAt":null,"schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-08T05:18:18.240Z"}