ReadRegistryString and 64-bit system

FoxPro Programming

May. 15, 2013
01:44 pm
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From:	JohnNY
To:	Rick Strahl

Ah gosh you are right, i havent used this function for so long I forgot how it works. thanks!

Johnny,

That's because you're not reading a value, but a key. FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION is not a leaf value but a registry node key.

To retrieve a value from that hive looks like this:

#INCLUDE wconnect.hDO wwapiLOCAL loAPI as wwAPI
loApi = CREATEOBJECT("wwAPI")
? loAPI.ReadRegistryString(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, ;"SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION", ;"Skype.exe",;
   .T.)  && retrieve value as integer

+++ Rick ---

I'm trying to use wwAPI to read registry strings, I used ot use this routine on 32-based systems but it does not work on 64-bit Windows 7. I assume the problem is the fact my OS is 64 bit.

Whihcever key I try to read I get a NULL.
What's the problem? any help will be greatly appreciated.

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loAPI = CREATEOBJECT("wwAPI")
? loAPI.ReadRegistryString(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\", "FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION")

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