WshShell.RegRead

[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]

The RegRead method returns the registry key or value named by strName.

Syntax

WshShell.RegRead(strName) = strValue
 

Parameters

strName
If strName ends with the backslash character (\), this method returns the key instead of the value.

StrName must begin with one of following root key names:

Short Long
HKCU HKEY_CURRENT_USER
HKLM HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKCR HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
HKEY_USERS
HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG

Remarks

The RegRead method supports only REG_SZ, REG_EXPAND_SZ, REG_DWORD, REG_BINARY, and REG_MULTI_SZ data types. If the registry has other data types, RegRead returns DISP_E_TYPEMISMATCH.

Example

Set WshShell = Wscript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")

WshShell.RegRead("HKCU\ScriptEngine\Val")    ' Read from value "Val"
WshShell.RegRead("HKCU\ScriptEngine\Key\")   ' Read from key "Key"
 

See Also

WshShell.RegDelete method, WshShell.RegWrite method

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