#> Obtaining Registry Values...?!?

[cyberwarpy]

I have a registry problem:

Follow this registry path:

HKEY_DYN_DATA\PerfStats\StatData
Key Name:
Dial-up #2\ConnectSpeed
Data:
80 25 00 00 .%..

When I used GetRegKey, it returned a blank string!!!!!!
How the h*ll do I obtain this via VB and how do I convert it to NORMAL (Value/Text)!?!? I know this value would be in binary/hex....

[Bill Crawley]

Try using the API getPrivateProfileString This was the one used to interogate INI files, but it can still be used for the registry. or try regRead but you need to make a reference to the windows scripting host

[coopetj]

I am using a module called modRegFunc that appears to work. I received it from a friend so I do not know where he got it.

I can email it to you if you like.

[cyberwarpy]

Yep, that would be nice if you could email it to [email protected]

But can this recieve binary & hexa values into 3D arrays [1][2][3]...?

Here is a Registry module that you can use. Use the GetSettingEx function to retrieve a value.

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


'Save a Value to the Registry
SaveSettingEx HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\Myapp", "Testing", "Hello"


'Get a value from the Registry
Retval = GetSettingEx(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\Myapp", "Testing")
Print Retval

[kanarde]

Here is a registry class (attached) that will do every thing you need. All you have to do is add it to your project then add this line in your code:

Dim RegClassVar as New reg

Where RegClassVar is a variable and can be anything you want, and reg is the class name.

You can then use the class like this:

Dim x
x = RegClassVar.SetDWordValue("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\", "someSetting", "1")
x = RegClassVar.DeleteKeyValue("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\", "someSetting")

and so on.

Hope this helps you.