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>>Hi, I was wondering if anyone had or knew of any good (working) examples of >>reading registry keys. Im trying to set up a quick program that will read any >>registry key and output the value. I understand the basics and how it works i >>just cant get the coding right.
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>>Either pick up Dan Appleman's Guide to using the Win32 API with VB, or look >>into the Wscript.Shell COM object, part of WSH, which can read and write >>string values in the registry
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Also, VB has a few native commands -- GetSetting, SaveSetting, and DeleteSetting -- that make it real easy. The only caveat is that these functions are a little less flexible, and are intended for app-specific use. The settings are written under a "Software/VB and VBA Program Settings" branch, which is fine for your own application settingss... but if you have reason to read something else (some Norton Antivirus Default setting or whatever), you will need to use the API calls.

By the way, I cannot say enough good things about Dam Appleman's book. A great investment.