CorelScriptTools.RegistryQuery

Function RegistryQuery(MainKey As Long, SubKey As String, Value As String) As Variant

The RegistryQuery method returns the value data of a specified value key in the computer’s Windows registry. This function can help you determine where programs and files are installed on a user’s computer. This type of information is important when creating scripts that are to run on different system setups.


Parameter	Description
MainKey	Specifies the main registry value key to query: 0 = HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT 1 = HKEY_CURRENT_USER 2 = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE 3 = HKEY_USERS 4 = HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA 5 = HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG 6 = HKEY_DYN_DATA
SubKey	Specifies the sub registry value key to query. This must be a complete key path. In Windows 95 for example, SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Fonts is a complete path.
Value	Specifies the registry value key to query. To specify a default value, use an empty string. Specify an empty string by using two quotation marks ("").

The return value specifies the variable that is passed the value data of a specified value key in the Windows registry. Since this function can pass a string or numeric value, the variable you specify should be a variant. You can use the GetType function to determine a variant’s subtype.

You cannot use this command to query binary values except those that can be converted to a number.

The following code example returns the root folder where Corel VENTURA 7 is installed:

Config_Ventura = REGISTRYQUERY (2, "SOFTWARE\Corel\Corel 
Ventura\7.0", "ConfigDir")

The following code example returns the Arial True Type font’s file name.

Arial_file = REGISTRYQUERY (2, 
"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Fonts", "Arial 
(TrueType)")

The following code example returns the name of the registered owner of Corel Software:

YourName$ = REGISTRYQUERY(2,"SOFTWARE\Corel","UserName")

The following code example returns the organization name of the registered owner of Corel Software:

CompanyName$ = REGISTRYQUERY(2,"SOFTWARE\Corel","ORGANIZATION")

The following code example returns the phone number of the registered owner of Corel Software:

Phone$ = REGISTRYQUERY(2,"SOFTWARE\Corel","PHONENUMBER")