ReadRegSetting

Reads a string setting from the windows registry. Currently this function can only read settings in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE top level trees.

Arguments

Number Type Compulsory Default Description

1

string

Yes

Key name

2

string

Yes

Value name

3

string

No

'HKCU'

Top level tree

Argument 1

Name of key. This must be a full path from the top level. E.g. 'Software\ SIMetrix\'

Argument 2

Name of value to be read.

Argument 3

Top level tree. This may be either 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER' or 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE' or their respective abbreviations 'HKCU' and 'HKLM'.

Returns

Return type: string

Returns value read from the registry. If the value doesn't exist, the function returns an empty vector.