9.107 GET_REGISTRY_VALUE
Note: Built-In Function Rules Usage Options
Processing
Returns the Value for the specified Registry Key.
When the length of an Argument is stated as being greater than 50, this is only true for Fields. Literal values are restricted to a maximum length of 50. This is especially true for the three arguments in this BIF. All the arguments are limited to a length of 50 unless a field is used.
Arguments
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No.
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Type
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Req/ Opt
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Description
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Min Len
|
Max Len
|
Min Dec
|
Max Dec
|
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1
|
A
|
R
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Registry Root
e.g. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT,
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
|
1
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256
|
|
|
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2
|
u
|
R
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Registry Path
e.g. WinZip\shell\open\command
|
1
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256
|
|
|
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3
|
u
|
O
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Registry Key Name
If not specified the (Default) value for the specified path will be returned, otherwise specify the name of the key.
|
1
|
256
|
|
|
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4
|
N
|
O
|
Registry Hive to use: 32 or 64
Any other value will use the default for the application. That is, a 32 bit application will write to wow6432 while a 64 bit application will write to wow6464.
This argument is ignored on a 32 bit operating system.
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
Return Values
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No.
|
Type
|
Req/ Opt
|
Description
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Min Len
|
Max Len
|
Min Dec
|
Max Dec
|
|
1
|
X
|
R
|
Registry Key Value
Refer to Key Value Note for details.
|
1
|
Unlimited
|
|
Unlimited
|
|
2
|
A
|
R
|
Return Code
OK – Key found and Value Returned
ER – Key could not be found
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
|
3
|
A
|
O
|
Value Type
S – String
B – Binary
D – DWORD
X – Expanded string. Can contain environment variables which will be expanded on return from this Built-In Function.
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
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Key Value Note
If a field value is saved by PUT_REGISTRY_VALUE, a field with the same type must be used to get the correct value by GET_REGISTRY_VALUE.
The table shows the supported field types for each key type.
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Key Type
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Supported Field Types
|
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S & X
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Alpha, BLOB, Boolean, Char, CLOB, Date, DateTime, Float, Integer, Packed, Signed, Time and Char.
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B
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Binary, VarBinary, Alpha, Char and String.
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D
|
Alpha, Char, String and less than 8 bytes Integer.
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Example
Values PUT and the returned value on a GET from the Registry.
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Data Type
|
PUT
|
GET
|
|
S
|
ABC1234
|
ABC1234
|
|
D
|
7000
|
7000
|
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D
|
9999999999
|
0 (the biggest number for DWORD is 4294967295)
|
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D
|
–12
|
-12
|
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B
|
AAAAA
|
AA AA 0A
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B
|
WEWE
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0E 0E (because 'W' is not a HEX number)
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