by syntax. (6 Submissions)
Category: Registry
Compatability: VB Script
Difficulty: Beginner
Date Added: Wed 3rd February 2021
Rating: 
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Get a REG_SZ (string) registry value from the full key name, such as "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectX". Functions for both default and named values.
API DeclarationsPublic Declare Function RegOpenKeyEx Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegOpenKeyExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String, ByVal ulOptions As Long, ByVal samDesired As Long, phkResult As Long) As Long
Public Declare Function RegQueryValueEx Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegQueryValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String, ByVal lpReserved As Long, lpType As Long, lpData As Any, lpcbData As Long) As Long ' Note that if you declare the lpData parameter as String, you must pass it By Value.
Public Declare Function RegQueryValue Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegQueryValueA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String, ByVal lpValue As String, lpcbValue As Long) As Long
Public Declare Function RegCloseKey Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegCloseKey" (ByVal hKey As Long) As Long
Public Const HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT = &H80000000
Public Const HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG = &H80000005
Public Const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001
Public Const HKEY_DYN_DATA = &H80000006
Public Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
Public Const HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA = &H80000004
Public Const HKEY_USERS = &H80000003
Public Const KEY_QUERY_VALUE = &H1
Public Const KEY_NOTIFY = &H10
Public Const KEY_ENUMERATE_SUB_KEYS = &H8
Public Const READ_CONTROL = &H20000
Public Const SYNCHRONIZE = &H100000
Public Const STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ = (READ_CONTROL)
Public Const KEY_READ = ((STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ Or KEY_QUERY_VALUE Or KEY_ENUMERATE_SUB_KEYS Or KEY_NOTIFY) And (Not SYNCHRONIZE))
Public Const ERROR_SUCCESS = 0&
VBcoders'Retrieves a REG_SZ registry value
Public Function sGetNamedRegValue(sKey As String, sValue As String) As String
Dim sHive As String
Dim hKey As Long
Dim hHive As Long
Dim sData As String
Dim lLenData As Long
lLenData = 255
sData = String$(255, 0)
sHive = Left(sKey, InStr(sKey, "\") - 1)
sKey = Replace(sKey, sHive & "\", "")
Select Case sHive
Case "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT"
hHive = HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
Case "HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG"
hHive = HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
Case "HKEY_CURRENT_USER"
hHive = HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Case "HKEY_DYN_DATA"
hHive = HKEY_DYN_DATA
Case "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"
hHive = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Case "HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA"
hHive = HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA
Case "HKEY_USERS"
hHive = HKEY_USERS
End Select
Dim lKeyType As Long
If RegOpenKeyEx(hHive, sKey, 0, KEY_READ, hKey) = ERROR_SUCCESS Then
If RegQueryValueEx(hKey, sValue, 0, lKeyType, ByVal sData, lLenData) = ERROR_SUCCESS Then
sGetNamedRegValue = Left(sData, InStr(sData, Chr(0)) - 1)
RegCloseKey hKey
Exit Function
End If
RegCloseKey hKey
End If
sGetNamedRegValue = ""
End Function
'Retrieves a default REG_SZ registry value
Public Function sGetRegValue(sKey As String) As String
Dim sHive As String
Dim hKey As Long
Dim hHive As Long
Dim sData As String
Dim lLenData As Long
lLenData = 255
sData = String$(255, 0)
sHive = Left(sKey, InStr(sKey, "\") - 1)
sKey = Replace(sKey, sHive & "\", "")
Select Case sHive
Case "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT"
hHive = HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
Case "HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG"
hHive = HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
Case "HKEY_CURRENT_USER"
hHive = HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Case "HKEY_DYN_DATA"
hHive = HKEY_DYN_DATA
Case "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"
hHive = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Case "HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA"
hHive = HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA
Case "HKEY_USERS"
hHive = HKEY_USERS
End Select
If RegQueryValue(hHive, sKey, sData, lLenData) = ERROR_SUCCESS Then
sGetRegValue = Left(sData, InStr(sData, Chr(0)) - 1)
Exit Function
End If
sGetRegValue = ""
End Function
