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Read Registry values in VB without API
By:
Andrew Baker
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Date:
Friday, October 06, 2000
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Often you'll want to manipulate the Windows registry in Visual Basic without resorting to lengthy API calls. Fortunately you can with the Registry Access Functions (RegObj.dll) library. This DLL lets you create a Registry object with which you can manipulate specific keys. For example, in a previous tip we showed you how to use the WebBrowser control to display an animated GIF. Unfortunately, the WebBrowser is only available if the target machine also has Internet Explorer installed. As a result, you may want to display an alternative image if Internet Explorer isn't available. To determine if IE is installed on the target Windows 95 machine, first set a reference in your project to Registry Access Functions. Then use code similar to that below: Dim myReg As New Registry, KeyFound As Boolean Dim HasIE As Boolean, sValue As String sValue = "" KeyFound = myReg.GetKeyValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, _ "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\" & _ "App Paths\IEXPLORE.EXE", "Path", sValue) If KeyFound Then HasIE = (sValue <> "") If HasIE Then MsgBox sValue 'contains the path to IE Set myReg = Nothing
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