TRegistry.ReadString

[Sisto]

I am trying to read the (Default) value of the key .lay and the following does not work. Any suggestions?

I am trying the following:
Var RegistryDB : TRegistry;
aStringValue : String;
...
RegistryDB.RootKey := HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT; {working}
RegistryDB.OpenKey('.lay\'); {working}
aStringValue := RegistryDB.ReadString('(Default)'); {not working}

Thanks for any input.

 

[TealWren]

You shouldn't need any slashes - does the key name actually have a \ at the end of it? OpenKey should require a second paramater (at least in D5!) which is whether or not it can create the key if it does not exist. If that parameter is true maybe you've just created a new key instead of opening the one you wanted.

Hope that helps...
TealWren

 

[Sisto]

Thankyou TealWren.

I figured it out. The second parameter was left out due to a typo. The parameter that seems to work is as follows:

RegistryDB.OpenKey('.lay/',false);
aStringValue := RegistryDB.ReadString('');

Thanks again.