Function: registry( )

Syntax

registry(<key> {,<num>} )

Type

string

Returns

The text data of a Windows registry key value. A key value may contain several data items so this function can return multiple string values.

Parameters

• <key>
  A string providing the registry key value whose data is to be retrieved. Only registry entries with text data are available for retrieval. If the key does not exist in the registry, the system numeric funcerr is set to -1 and an empty string is returned. If <key> ends in a /, then the unnamed (aka the "default") value for the key is retrieved

• <num>
  Whether the issuing of an error message is to be suppressed in the event of the entry not being available. A value of 1 will suppress the message. The default is 0.

Example

string ss[] = registry("HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/Acme/Name")

Notes

On Unix systems, this function is a no-op and will set funcerr to -1.

See Also