Reading Registry

You can use these methods :

function RegOpenKey(Key: HKey; SubKey: PChar; var Result: HKey):
                             Longint;
function RegCreateKey(Key: HKey; SubKey: PChar;var Result: HKey):
                             Longint;
function RegCloseKey(Key: HKey): Longint;
function RegDeleteKey(Key: HKey; SubKey: PChar): Longint;
function RegSetValue(Key: HKey; SubKey: PChar; ValType: Longint;
                     Value: PChar; cb: Longint): Longint;
function RegQueryValue(Key: HKey; SubKey: PChar; Value: PChar;
                        var cb: Longint): Longint;
function RegEnumKey(Key: HKey; index: Longint; Buffer: PChar;
                        cb: Longint): Longint;

Look out :

the Win16 registry does not allow more than one value under a key, you have to create a subkey for each value you want to store. So, you are only able to assign one single value to the (Standard/Default) identifier.

Regards, Zif.

Here is sample code I found somewhere on my disk... didn't knew I had this... :-) :

Registry Example Source Code (16 and 32-bit)


Here is an example of registry management code I wrote to play with
registry management..

unit Reg;

interface

Uses SysUtils, WinTypes, WinProcs, Messages, Classes, Graphics, Controls,
  Forms, Dialogs, StdCtrls, Buttons, ExtCtrls, Tabs, TypeDefs;

Var
   bSaveWindowPos         :  Boolean;
   bUsePassword           :  Boolean;

Const
   RootKey                = 'Software\Some_Software\Some_Product';

function  BuildRegistryTree( hKey : Longint; var aList : TStringList; szKey :
PChar ) : Boolean;
procedure ChangeRegistryKey( aKey : String; aValue : String );
procedure GetRegistryKey( aKey : String; var aValue : String; Default :
String );
function  GetRegistryInt( aKey : String; Default : Integer ) : Integer;


implementation

procedure ChangeRegistryKey( aKey : String; aValue : String );
Var
   szKey, szValue   : PStr;
begin
  szKey := StrAlloc( Length( aKey ) + 1 );
  szValue := StrAlloc( Length( aValue ) + 1 );
  StrPCopy( szKey, aKey );
  StrPCopy( szValue, aValue );
  RegSetValue( HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, szKey, REG_SZ, szValue, StrLen( szValue ));
  StrDispose( szKey );
  StrDispose( szValue );
end;

procedure GetRegistryKey( aKey : String; var aValue : String; Default :
String );
Var
   szKey, szValue   : PStr;
   nRet, nSize      : LongInt;
begin
  szKey := StrAlloc( Length( aKey ) + 1 );
  szValue := StrAlloc( 1000 );
  StrPCopy( szKey, aKey );
  StrPCopy( szValue, aValue );
  nSize := 1000;
  nRet := RegQueryValue( HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, szKey, szValue, nSize );
  if (nRet = ERROR_SUCCESS) then
     aValue := StrPas( szValue )
    else
     aValue := Default;
  StrDispose( szKey );
  StrDispose( szValue );
end;

function GetRegistryInt( aKey : String; Default : Integer ) : Integer;
Var
   szKey, szValue   : PStr;
   aString          : String;
   nRet, nSize      : LongInt;
begin
  szKey := StrAlloc( Length( aKey ) + 1 );
  szValue := StrAlloc( 32 );
  StrPCopy( szKey, aKey );
  nSize := 32;
  nRet := RegQueryValue( HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, szKey, szValue, nSize );
  aString := StrPas( szValue );
  StrDispose( szKey );
  StrDispose( szValue );
  if (nRet = ERROR_SUCCESS) then
     GetRegistryInt := StrToInt( aString )
    else
     GetRegistryInt := Default;
end;


function BuildRegistryTree( hKey : LongInt; var aList : TStringList; szKey :
PChar ) : Boolean;
var
  hRoot          : LongInt;
  lItem          : LongInt;
  hError         : LongInt;
  pData          : PChar;
  aString        : String;

begin
  hRoot := 0;
  lItem := 0;
  pData := StrAlloc( 1024 );

  hError := ERROR_SUCCESS;

  if (RegOpenKey( hKey, szKey, hRoot ) = ERROR_SUCCESS) then
  begin
     while (hError = ERROR_SUCCESS) do
     begin
        hError := RegEnumKey( hRoot, lItem, pData, 1024 );

        if (hError = ERROR_SUCCESS) then
        begin
           aList.Add( StrPas( pData ));
           Inc(lItem);
        end;

     end;
     RegCloseKey( hRoot );
  end;

  StrDispose( pData );
end;

var
   RootString : String;
   aString    : String;

begin
     RootString := RootKey + '\Defaults';

     {********************************************************************
     *
     *  Get the bSaveWindowPos value
     *
     ********************************************************************}

     GetRegistryKey( RootString + '\SaveWindowPos', aString, 'False' );
     if (UpperCase(aString) = 'TRUE' ) then
        bSaveWindowPos := True
       else
        bSaveWindowPos := False;

     {********************************************************************
     *
     *  Get the bSaveWindowPos value
     *
     ********************************************************************}

     GetRegistryKey( RootString + '\UseDefaultWidth', aString, 'False' );
     if (UpperCase(aString) = 'TRUE' ) then
        bUsePassword := True
       else
        bUsePassword := False;
end.

Randy Dryburgh
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Regards, Zif.

The problem is that I have to use delphi 1.0 for my project, but I have to access the registry of WindowsNT 4.0 or Windows 95.

Doesn't the sample works?

To ZifNab,
I can't make it to work.

fh1, which problems do you get?

To ZifNab,
I am opening the key with RegOpenKey and trying to read the value of a subkey with GetRegistryKey, but I can't read any value other than default.

fhl1,

In the following code, what is the result of nRet? ERROR_SUCCES? Or something else.

--
  nRet := RegQueryValue( HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, szKey, szValue, nSize );
      if (nRet = ERROR_SUCCESS) then
         aValue := StrPas( szValue )
        else
         aValue := Default;

---

Zif.

To Zif,
The result of nRet is somthing else( It is 2, not ERROR_SUCCESS)

fh1,

and what result do you get if you use RegOpenKey.

By the way : only running sample I gave you... same Problems?

Zif.

To Zif,
The result for RegOpenKey is 0 or ERROR_SUCCESS.
Running your sample has the same result, it can only read the default value and not the second value.

Hi,
I found this in help:
"Function RegQueryValue retrieves the data for a key's first value that has a NULL name. This function is provided for compatibility with Windows version 3.1. Win32-based applications should use the RegQueryValueEx function."
Maybe there is the problem?

AP

fhl, I'm sorry that I can't help you. I don't know what 's wrong. Just reject my answer. I let you know when I find something new. Sorry.

I can't read any value other than default value

hi, fh1.

i've tested around a little bit.
normally, i use delphi 3 4 registry-access (naturally).
when testing the whole crap with delphi 1, i found that in ShellApi.pas (which the registry-functions r interfaced in), only contains
  RegOpenKey
  RegCreateKey
  RegCloseKey
  RegDeleteKey
  RegSetValue
  RegQueryValue
  RegEnumKey
and as the only rootkey
  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT

these r the funtions declared in WinAPI 3.1.
problem with this is, in Windows 3.1x, the registry has exactly 1  value per key (always string).
in win95/nt, u can have several entries with one value each per key.

example (just 4 definition of terms):

win95/NT:
rootkey = HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
key = cfile
entries =  
 (Standard)
 AlwaysShowExt
values =
 "C-Quelldatei"
 ""

- here u have 2 entries in 1 key

win3.1x always only has 1!
that's the reason why u only can get the 'default'-value -
the 3.1-functions r not capable of specifying a certain value within a key 2 query.

only chance 4 u is indeed 2 change 2 delphi 3, cos it is capable of using the above mentioned (by 333) extended registry-functions (regqueryex, regenumvalue etc.) 4 win32-based apps.

sorry, no f... way 4 u 2 get through with d1.

btw:
whatz the reason u insist in d1?

so long,

Black Death.

To Black Death,
As I said before:'The problem is that I have to use delphi 1.0 for my project, but I have to access the registry of WindowsNT 4.0 or Windows 95.' This is an old software we developed for our client in delphi 1.0 and we still maintaing it.

hi fh1.

in this case, i can think of nothing else than implementing a little program in delphi3 which you call from within your application and which will read the required values to hand them over to your app. sorry, no other ideas.

so long,
Black Death.