Getsetting function does not work

[qdtb]

Hi
I want to get the compuetr name from the registry. In my computer that has Windows XP home edition the appname is ComputerName, the option is ActiveComputerName and the key is ComputerName.

When I insert the function
Dim cname as string
cname=GetSetting("ComputerName", "ActiveComputerName", "Computername&quot

the string cname is not getting any value

which could be my problem??. I really need to obtain the computer name

Thanks

 

[JohnYingling]

It is working as described in Visual Basic Concepts:
"Visual Basic provides a standard registry location for storing program information for applications created in Visual Basic:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\appname\section\key"

GettSettings only supplies "appname\section\key".

You can not use GetSettings to access outside of
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings

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[Lightseeker]

Getsetting only gets the stuff from the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\appName\section"

If you want to use the registry, try this link to learn how to get other keys.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/productinfo/previous/vb6/tips/00pasttips.asp#5-1-00

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