[ Resolved]Read from registry

[lulzoralot]

Hello i need code how to read from registry.


so for example i got HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\myapp\important\name


So i need to read the value of "name" and write it on label


ty

[Fazi]

Hai Lulzorlot,

I normally use API methods for reading form the registry.
the api's are
RegOpenKeyEx() - First you need to open that key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\myapp\important\name
RegQueryValueEx() - This api return that value you wanted.

If you search the code bank of VBF, you have many examples there.

Also, there are few vbnative function also to read and write to the reg. but i am not much with them

[RobDog888]

Those vbnative functions only read/write to the VB and VBA Programs Settings hive.

GetSetting/SaveSetting

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings

[Fazi]

Yah rob,
tx for remembering that.

[lulzoralot]

Hello i fuond this module.


But how can i use it.I mean how can i read from registry

i need to read value of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\myapp\important\name

ty

[Ellis Dee]

Attached is the class I wrote to deal with the registry. It would handle what you ask like this:

Public Sub Sample()
    Dim reg As clsRegistry
    Dim strName As String

    Set reg = New clsRegistry
    strName = reg.ReadString("Software\MyApp\Important", "Name", "", rrLocalMachine)
    Set reg = Nothing
    MsgBox strName
End Sub

[sivagk]

this is my piece of code which I had used in my application and it is working fine...

Private Function RegKeyRead(strPath As String) As String
Dim objCreate As Object
Set objCreate = CreateObject("wscript.shell")
 
RegKeyRead = objCreate.RegRead(strPath)
 
End Function

Private Sub RegKeyWrite(strRegPath As String, strRegNewVal As String)
Dim objCreate As Object
Set objCreate = CreateObject("wscript.shell")
 
objCreate.RegWrite strRegPath, strRegNewVal, "REG_SZ"
 
End Sub

Please note that if you give strRegPath as a new value which is not in Regedit, it will create the same and mainly this is for "REG_SZ".

[lulzoralot]

Thanks guys it works

[Ellis Dee]

this is my piece of code which I had used in my application and it is working fine...

How do you specify the hive? Note that the OP is trying to read from LOCAL_MACHINE, not CURRENT_USER.

[RobDog888]

Probably have to pass the entire path in the strPath argument.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook

or such I would assume from the look of it.

[Ellis Dee]

Ah, makes sense.