This is a module
I made because i hate where
getsetting and savesetting
put the settings.

This takes the same information
and puts it in a folder "Software"
and then a folder for
app.company and then a folder in
that for the name specified,
and thats where the values are
stored.. Try it!

Code:
 
'mRegEdit Module 
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

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

Const KEY_ALL_ACCESS = &HF003F
Const HKEY_DYN_DATA = &H80000006
Const REG_BINARY = 3
Const REG_DWORD = 4
Const REG_DWORD_BIG_ENDIAN = 5
Const REG_DWORD_LITTLE_ENDIAN = 4
Const REG_EXPAND_SZ = 2
Const REG_LINK = 6
Const REG_MULTI_SZ = 7
Const REG_NONE = 0
Const REG_RESOURCE_LIST = 8
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 GetString(hkey As Long, strpath As String, strvalue As String)

    Dim keyhand&
    Dim datatype&
    r = RegOpenKey(hkey, strpath, keyhand&)
    GetString = RegQueryStringValue(keyhand&, strvalue)
    r = 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 savestring(hkey As Long, strpath As String, strvalue As String, strdata As String)

    Dim keyhand&
    r = RegCreateKey(hkey, strpath, keyhand&)
    r = RegSetValueEx(keyhand&, strvalue, 0, REG_SZ, ByVal strdata, Len(strdata))
    r = RegCloseKey(keyhand&)

End Sub

Public Sub SaveSet(AppName As String, Section As String, Key As String, Value As String)
savestring HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\" & App.CompanyName & "\" & AppName, Key, Value
End Sub

Public Function GetSet(AppName As String, Section As String, Key As String, Optional Default As String) As String
GetSet = GetString(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\" & App.CompanyName & "\" & AppName, Key)
If GetSet = "" Then GetReg = Default
End Function
Usage:

Code:
SaveSet "Program", "Folder", "Key", "Value"
MsgBox GetSet("Program", "Folder", "Key", "Default")
[Edited by Evan on 10-10-2000 at 02:35 PM]