REGSTRING$ function

Purpose: REGSTRING$ returns the string data for a specified value name associated with a registry key.


 Syntax: 

 RetStr$ = REGSTRING$(HKEY, SubKey$, ValueName$)

 Parameters:

  • HKEY A HANDLE to an open registry key, which can be one of the predefined HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, HKEY_CURRENT_USER, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, HKEY_USERS, HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG or HKEY_DYN_DATA keys that are always open.
  • SubKey$ String containing the name of the subkey to open.
  • ValueName$ String containing the name of a value from which data is to be retrieved.

 Return Value:

  • RetStr$, the return value, is a data string retrieved from the specified registry key.

CREATEREGSTRING statement

Purpose: CREATEREGSTRING is used to create and update Registry subkeys.


 Syntax: 

 CREATEREGSTRING(HKEY, SubKey$, ValueName$, Value$)

 Parameters:

  • HKEY A HANDLE to an open registry key, which can be one of the predefined HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, HKEY_CURRENT_USER, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, HKEY_USERS, HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG or HKEY_DYN_DATA keys that are always open.
  • SubKey$ String containing the name of the subkey to which ValueName$ will be appended.
  • ValueName$ String containing the name of a value.
  • Value$ String containing the value associated with ValueName$.

DELETEREGKEY statement

Purpose: DELETEREGKEY is used to delete a Registry subkey including all of its values.


 Syntax: 

 DELETEREGKEY(HKEY, SubKey$)

 Parameters:

  • HKEY A HANDLE to an open registry key, which can be one of the predefined HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, HKEY_CURRENT_USER, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, HKEY_USERS, HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG or HKEY_DYN_DATA keys that are always open.
  • SubKey$ String containing the name of the subkey to be deleted.

Example: 


 CONST HKLM = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

 DELETEREGKEY(HKLM, "Software\Bcx-32\Bcx\Settings")

 CREATEREGSTRING(HKLM, "Software\Bcx-32\Bcx\Settings", "Path", "C:\bc")
 PRINT REGSTRING$(HKLM, "Software\Bcx-32\Bcx\Settings", "Path")

 CREATEREGSTRING(HKLM, "Software\Bcx-32\Bcx\Settings", "Path", "C:\tools")
 PRINT REGSTRING$(HKLM, "Software\Bcx-32\Bcx\Settings", "Path")

 CREATEREGSTRING(HKLM, "Software\Bcx-32\Bcx\Settings", "Vers", "3.78")
 PRINT REGSTRING$(HKLM, "Software\Bcx-32\Bcx\Settings", "Vers")

REGINT function

Purpose: REGINT returns the integer value for a specified value name associated with a registry key. .


 Syntax: 

 RetVal% = REGINT(HKEY, SubKey$, ValueName$)

 Parameters:

  • HKEY A HANDLE to an open registry key, which can be one of the predefined HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, HKEY_CURRENT_USER, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, HKEY_USERS, HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG or HKEY_DYN_DATA keys that are always open.
  • SubKey$ String containing the name of the subkey to open.
  • ValueName$ String containing the name of an integer value from which data is to be retrieved.

 Return Value:

  • RetVal%$, the return value, is an integer value retrieved from the specified registry key.

CREATEREGINT statement

Purpose: CREATEREGINT is used to create and update Registry subkeys.


 Syntax: 

 CREATEREGINT(HKEY, SubKey$, ValueName$, Value%)

 Parameters:

  • HKEY A HANDLE to an open registry key, which can be one of the predefined HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, HKEY_CURRENT_USER, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, HKEY_USERS, HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG or HKEY_DYN_DATA keys that are always open.
  • SubKey$ String containing the name of the subkey to which ValueName$ will be appended.
  • ValueName$ String containing the name of a value.
  • Value% Integer containing the value associated with ValueName$.

Example: 


 CONST HKLM = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

 CREATEREGINT(HKLM, "Software\Chevy", "Engine", 350)

 PRINT REGINT (HKLM, "Software\Chevy", "Engine")