Various ways and methods of obtaining registry settings:
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Getting a setting (first example when you know entire key):
EndSetting = GetSetting("MySpecialKey", "BalanceCodes", "EndCodeSetting")
Getting a setting (second example -- when you're retrieving all settings):
' NOTE: The returned array has 2 dimensions: (a) 0 which is the key that we don't care about, and (b) 1 the value which we do
myRegexSettings = GetAllSettings("MySpecialKey", "ActivityChartTeamMbrs")
If Not IsEmpty(myRegexSettings) Then ' If there are any members -- bring them to the list box
For i = LBound(myRegexSettings, 1) To UBound(myRegexSettings, 1)
lstTeamMembers.AddItem myRegexSettings(i, 1) ' The value of the particular setting
Next
End If
' More complex example -- where we're setting value of controls !!
myRegexSettings = GetAllSettings("MySpecialKey", "RandomMkup") ' myRegexSettings is a variant by default
If Not IsEmpty(myRegexSettings) Then ' A unique way of figuring out whether to continue loading
For i = LBound(myRegexSettings, 1) To UBound(myRegexSettings, 1)
Temp = myRegexSettings(i, 0)
TempType = Left(Temp, 3) ' The type of control
RPos = InStrRev(Temp, "_")
TempRow = Right(Temp, Len(Temp) - RPos)
Dim MyCtl As Control
Select Case TempType
Case "Chk"
If Len(myRegexSettings(i, 1)) > 0 Then
Set MyCtl = Me.Controls.Item("chk_r" & TempRow)
MyCtl.Value = myRegexSettings(i, 1)
End If
Case "Loc"
If Len(myRegexSettings(i, 1)) > 0 Then
Set MyCtl = Me.Controls.Item("txtLocate_r" & TempRow)
MyCtl.Text = myRegexSettings(i, 1)
End If
Case "MkP"
If Len(myRegexSettings(i, 1)) > 0 Then
Set MyCtl = Me.Controls.Item("txtMarkPcnt_r" & TempRow)
MyCtl.Text = myRegexSettings(i, 1)
End If
Case "MkT"
If Len(myRegexSettings(i, 1)) > 0 Then
Set MyCtl = Me.Controls.Item("txtMarkTag_r" & TempRow)
MyCtl.Text = myRegexSettings(i, 1)
End If
Case "Par"
If Len(myRegexSettings(i, 1)) > 0 Then
Set MyCtl = Me.Controls.Item("txtParaPcnt_r" & TempRow)
MyCtl.Text = myRegexSettings(i, 1)
Set MyCtl = Me.Controls.Item("txtAEPcnt_r" & TempRow)
MyCtl.Text = 100 - Val(myRegexSettings(i, 1))
End If
End Select
Next
End If
If part of the system registry (not in the folder for VB and VBA settings):
MyResult = System.PrivateProfileString("", "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Today\Folders", Key)