How can I read a string from the registry

[EzehM]

Please how can I retrieve the value of "Script" from the registry and store it in a variable in C++

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ICL\FTMS\Push1\GiroBank\ProcessCtrl]
"Script"="Testfile.txt"

Thanks in Advance

 

[Cagliostro]

use RegOpenKey/RegQueryValue

Ion Filipski

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AIM: IonFilipski
filipski@excite.com

 

[EzehM]

Thanks Ion,

I have tried using RegOpenKeyEx & RegQueryValueEx, but I keep on getting C2440 errors (cannot convert * to *). I was really hoping for some sample code that I could use, please.

Thanks

 

[Cagliostro]

put this function in your project and use after each error, to see what you are doing wrong. Also a very good idea is to read more attentive the MSDN and to use debugger.

int _show_last_error_w()
{
wchar_t* x = 0;
FormatMessageW(
FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER |
FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM,
NULL,
GetLastError(),
0,
(wchar_t*)&x,
0,
NULL
);
MessageBoxW(0, x, L"error:", MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
delete[] x;
return 0;
}

Ion Filipski

ICQ: 95034075
AIM: IonFilipski
filipski@excite.com