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writing/reading to the Windows Registry

Geoff

Does any body know if it's possible to write and read values from the windows registry? It would be a handy place to store setting values for a skill program.

Geoff

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  •  Hi Geoff,

     You can at least write to the Windows registry. Using any text file with a REG extension, you can specify the path to the key and its value. I suggest exporting your registry and taking a look to see the proper syntax.

    I find using setx.exe, to control user and system env variables, to be an easier way to control the configuration of user systems. You can find setx.exe as part of the Windows XP Support Tools, from MS' website. You can then embed intelligence by using traditional logic to read/write env vars. Without a better idea of what you're trying to accomplish I can't say for sure whether setx.exe might work for you, but I suggest at least taking a look at it.

     

    As far as reading from the registry, I'm sorry, but I don't know how to do that.

     

     

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  •  Hi Geoff,

     You can at least write to the Windows registry. Using any text file with a REG extension, you can specify the path to the key and its value. I suggest exporting your registry and taking a look to see the proper syntax.

    I find using setx.exe, to control user and system env variables, to be an easier way to control the configuration of user systems. You can find setx.exe as part of the Windows XP Support Tools, from MS' website. You can then embed intelligence by using traditional logic to read/write env vars. Without a better idea of what you're trying to accomplish I can't say for sure whether setx.exe might work for you, but I suggest at least taking a look at it.

     

    As far as reading from the registry, I'm sorry, but I don't know how to do that.

     

     

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