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| = Dealing with the Windows Registry = | = WinRegSimple: dealing with the Windows Registry = {{{WinRegSimple}}} is part of the CategoryAplTree project. |
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| This class offers a limited range of methods useful to read, write and delete values from the Windows Registry without using .NET. It uses the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Script_Host|Windows Scripting Host]]. Note that for safety reasons the Windows Script Host might not be available on your Windows box. If that is the case settle for `WinReg`. | |
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| '''Currently under construction''' | For an all-singing-all-dancing class see [[WinReg]] which is much more powerful. However, `WinReg` is a complex and large class. If `WinRegSimple` offers what you need stick with it. |
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| This class offers methods useful to deal with the Windows Registry without using .NET. | == Terminology == To understand the names of the methods you need to understand the terminology. If you find the terminology strange: so do I, but it was invented by Microsoft and therefore defines the standard. That is the reason why I decided to go for it: it makes it easier to understand the Microsoft documentation but also to understand others while talking about the Windows Registry. |
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| Find out more by looking into the documentation [attachment:WinRegDocumentation.html] | In this picture: |
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| == Version Information == | [[attachment:EditReg.jpg|{{attachment:EditReg.jpg|attachment:EditReg.jpg}}]] |
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| ||Original author:||KaiJaeger|| ||Responsible:||KaiJaeger|| ||Email:||kai@aplteam.com|| ||Current state:||1.0|| |
you can see this string: |
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| == Download == Goto the [:WinRegDownloadPage:WinRegDownloadPage] |
{{{HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Dyalog\Dyalog APL/W 12.0 Unicode\AutoComplete}}} |
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at the top of the window. === HKEY_CURRENT_USER === This is called a "Main key". There are a number of pre-defined main keys available you can choose from. There is also a shortcut available: instead of '''HKEY_CURRENT_USER''' you can use '''HKCU'''. === SOFTWARE\Dyalog\Dyalog APL/W 12.0 Unicode === This is called a '''sub key'''. On the right side you see a list. The entries in this list are called "values". Therefore '''!CancelKey1''' is a value. Note that the '''''names''''' are called values; the actual data saved under a value is called "data". == Shared Methods == {{{ Read Write Delete }}} == Restrictions == The `Write` method supports just two data types: REG_SZ and REG_DWORD. |
WinRegSimple: dealing with the Windows Registry
WinRegSimple is part of the CategoryAplTree project.
Contents
Overview
This class offers a limited range of methods useful to read, write and delete values from the Windows Registry without using .NET. It uses the Windows Scripting Host. Note that for safety reasons the Windows Script Host might not be available on your Windows box. If that is the case settle for WinReg.
For an all-singing-all-dancing class see WinReg which is much more powerful. However, WinReg is a complex and large class. If WinRegSimple offers what you need stick with it.
Terminology
To understand the names of the methods you need to understand the terminology. If you find the terminology strange: so do I, but it was invented by Microsoft and therefore defines the standard. That is the reason why I decided to go for it: it makes it easier to understand the Microsoft documentation but also to understand others while talking about the Windows Registry.
In this picture:
you can see this string:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Dyalog\Dyalog APL/W 12.0 Unicode\AutoComplete
at the top of the window.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
This is called a "Main key". There are a number of pre-defined main keys available you can choose from. There is also a shortcut available: instead of HKEY_CURRENT_USER you can use HKCU.
SOFTWARE\Dyalog\Dyalog APL/W 12.0 Unicode
This is called a sub key.
On the right side you see a list. The entries in this list are called "values". Therefore CancelKey1 is a value.
Note that the names are called values; the actual data saved under a value is called "data".
Shared Methods
Read Write Delete
Restrictions
The Write method supports just two data types: REG_SZ and REG_DWORD.