GetValue

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Returns the actual value of the specified value in the subkey.

Syntax: GetValue (SubKey As String, ValueName As String) As Object

GetValue can return four different types of data:

String - If the value is of type REG_SZ.

Integer - If the value is of type REG_DWORD

Bytes Array - If the value is of type REG_BINARY.

String Array - If the value is of type REG_MULTI_SZ.

Example:

'Add a Registry object named reg.

Sub Globals

      dim files(0) As String

      dim binary(0) As Byte

End Sub

Sub App_Start

      reg.New1

      reg.RootKey(reg.rtCurrentUser)

      key = "Software\My Application"

      number = reg.GetValue(key, "Number Of Items") 'Number Of Items is of type REG_DWORD

      name = reg.GetValue(key, "User Name") 'User Name is of type REG_SZ

      files() = reg.GetValue(key, "RecentFiles") 'Recent file is of type REG_MULTI_SZ (multi - string)

      binary() = reg.GetValue(key,"BinaryValue") 'BinaryValue is of type REG_BINARY

End Sub