registry awareness

[dekelc]

what is the registry? what is it used for? how do i use it?

thanx

[The Hobo]

It's a place in which one can store variable information for programs. Kind of like an INI file, but better.

You can use the SaveSetting and GetSetting functions to use it. Look in the Object Browswer on their parameters.

Or you can find some heap of API code to get beyond the limited bounds of the native VB functions.

[dekelc]

well, who can have access to the registry?
if i save a variable in the registry, will everyone be able to see it?
if i save a variable in the registry, will it still be there after reboot?

[Geespot]

It will be in ther registry permanent, unless of course you remove it.
Yes everyone can see the values of the 'keys' ( registery term for variable )

do this and check


Start > Run > RegEdit


but be careful, modifing it in anyway can cause very very bad problems ( bad problems like, need a reformat to get windows working again )