writing integer to registry?

Hi,

I used the code to access the registry as found at:

http://www.vbworld.net/registry/registry2/index5.html

However, it keeps giving me a type mismatch error when I try to use it to store
a number.

So my question is, how can I store an integer (not a string) to the registry?

I would appreciate an example which writes the number 1 to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\test\testkey".

Thanks!

Dan

When you get the value back from the registry can't you just
Do Cint(String)

Add this to a Module

Code:

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Declare Function RegCloseKey Lib "advapi32.dll" (ByVal HKEY As Long) As Long
Declare Function RegCreateKey Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegCreateKeyA" (ByVal HKEY As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String, phkResult As Long) As Long
Declare Function RegDeleteKey Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegDeleteKeyA" (ByVal HKEY As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String) As Long
Declare Function RegDeleteValue Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegDeleteValueA" (ByVal HKEY As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String) As Long
Declare Function RegOpenKey Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegOpenKeyA" (ByVal HKEY As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String, phkResult As Long) As Long
Declare Function RegQueryValueEx Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegQueryValueExA" (ByVal HKEY As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String, ByVal lpReserved As Long, lpType As Long, lpData As Any, lpcbData As Long) As Long
Declare Function RegSetValueEx Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegSetValueExA" (ByVal HKEY As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String, ByVal Reserved As Long, ByVal dwType As Long, lpData As Any, ByVal cbData As Long) As Long
Public Const HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT = &H80000000
Public Const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001
Public Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
Public Const HKEY_USERS = &H80000003
Public Const HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA = &H80000004
Public Const REG_SZ = 1

Function RegQueryStringValue(ByVal HKEY As Long, ByVal strValueName As String)
    Dim lResult As Long
    Dim lValueType As Long
    Dim strBuf As String
    Dim lDataBufSize As Long
   
    On Error GoTo 0
    lResult = RegQueryValueEx(HKEY, strValueName, 0&, lValueType, ByVal 0&, lDataBufSize)
    If lResult = ERROR_SUCCESS Then
        If lValueType = REG_SZ Then
            strBuf = String(lDataBufSize, " ")
            lResult = RegQueryValueEx(HKEY, strValueName, 0&, 0&, ByVal strBuf, lDataBufSize)
            If lResult = ERROR_SUCCESS Then
                RegQueryStringValue = StripTerminator(strBuf)
            End If
        End If
    End If
End Function

Public Function GetSettingEx(HKEY As Long, sPath As String, sValue As String)
    Dim KeyHand&
    Dim datatype&
    Call RegOpenKey(HKEY, sPath, KeyHand&)
    GetSettingEx = RegQueryStringValue(KeyHand&, sValue)
    Call RegCloseKey(KeyHand&)
End Function

Function StripTerminator(ByVal strString As String) As String
    Dim intZeroPos As Integer

    intZeroPos = InStr(strString, Chr$(0))
    If intZeroPos > 0 Then
        StripTerminator = Left$(strString, intZeroPos - 1)
    Else
        StripTerminator = strString
    End If
End Function

Public Sub SaveSettingEx(HKEY As Long, sPath As String, sValue As String, sData As String)
    Dim KeyHand As Long
    Call RegCreateKey(HKEY, sPath, KeyHand)
    Call RegSetValueEx(KeyHand&, sValue, 0, REG_SZ, ByVal sData, Len(sData))
    Call RegCloseKey(KeyHand&)
End Sub

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Usage:

Code:

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Private Sub Command1_Click()
    'Save a Value to the Registry
    SaveSettingEx HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\test", "Testkey", 1
End Sub

Private Sub Command2_Click()
    'Get a value from the Registry
    Retval = GetSettingEx(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\test", "Testkey")
    Print Retval
End Sub

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That writes a string, not an integer. I need to use the value in a setting to delect the appropriate option in a control array and the value needs to be an integer, not a string.. Even though your code writes a 1 to the registry, it is stored as a string, not an integer..

How would I store it as an integer? Doesn't it have to something with writing a DWORD?

Thanks,

Dan

Silly me...Yes, change REG_SZ to REG_DWORD (32-bit number).

Code:

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Private Const REG_DWORD = 4

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You could also take a look at my example project: http://www.parksie.uklinux.net/registry.zip