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Using the Registry with MFC.
I want to write my program's setup information into the registry.. for example, I want to add this to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
MyCompanyName\MyProgramsNa me\Version \<several keys with info>
what do I need to do to make the different directories and then the keys ??
MyCompanyName\MyProgramsNa
what do I need to do to make the different directories and then the keys ??
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I had already read that in the MSVC documentation. I turned to this site because it wasn't clear enough for me.
So, which is not clear for you?
ASKER
well, how do I make the different directories?? if you could give me a short example it would be great. Cause Ive tried and I havent been able to do it... thanks.
I found that using the void SetRegistryKey(LPCTSTR szRegistryKey ); too limiting, Look at using the std
RegCreateKeyEx fn. By passing a path with \ int the string for the 2nd parameter you can use it like a directory. ie. if you pass in <zzzz>\<xxx> you create key <zzzz> and it has a child/sub key of (xxxx). Once this key is created you can the
RegSetValueEx fn to set data values. If you want some examples reply let me know
RegCreateKeyEx fn. By passing a path with \ int the string for the 2nd parameter you can use it like a directory. ie. if you pass in <zzzz>\<xxx> you create key <zzzz> and it has a child/sub key of (xxxx). Once this key is created you can the
RegSetValueEx fn to set data values. If you want some examples reply let me know
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checkout www.codeguru.com there is a registry class you can use that wraps the api calls.
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Thanks! With you example I was able to make it. Thanks a lot.
CWinApp::SetRegistryKey
void SetRegistryKey( LPCTSTR lpszRegistryKey );
void SetRegistryKey( UINT nIDRegistryKey );
Parameters
lpszRegistryKey Pointer to a string containing the name of the key.
nIDRegistryKey ID/index of a key in the registry.
Remarks
Causes application settings to be stored in the registry instead of INI files. This function sets m_pszRegistryKey, which is then used by the GetProfileInt, GetProfileString, WriteProfileInt, and WriteProfileString member functions of CWinApp. If this function has been called, the list of most recently-used (MRU) files is also stored in the registry. The registry key is usually the name of a company. It is stored in a key of the following form: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software