Attribute VB_Name = "Registry" Option Explicit 'Security Mask constants Global Const SPIF_SENDWININICHANGE = &H2 Global Const SPIF_UPDATEINIFILE = &H1 Global Const SPI_GETSCREENSAVETIMEOUT = 14 Global Const SPI_SETSCREENSAVETIMEOUT = 15 Global Const SPI_GETSCREENSAVEACTIVE = 16 Global Const SPI_SETSCREENSAVEACTIVE = 17 Global Const SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER = 20 Public Const READ_CONTROL = &H20000 Public Const SYNCHRONIZE = &H100000 Public Const STANDARD_RIGHTS_ALL = &H1F0000 Public Const STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ = READ_CONTROL Public Const STANDARD_RIGHTS_WRITE = READ_CONTROL Public Const KEY_QUERY_VALUE = &H1 Public Const KEY_SET_VALUE = &H2 Public Const KEY_CREATE_SUB_KEY = &H4 Public Const KEY_ENUMERATE_SUB_KEYS = &H8 Public Const KEY_NOTIFY = &H10 Public Const KEY_CREATE_LINK = &H20 Public Const KEY_ALL_ACCESS = ((STANDARD_RIGHTS_ALL Or KEY_QUERY_VALUE Or _ KEY_SET_VALUE Or KEY_CREATE_SUB_KEY Or KEY_ENUMERATE_SUB_KEYS Or KEY_NOTIFY Or _ KEY_CREATE_LINK) And (Not SYNCHRONIZE)) Public Const KEY_READ = ((STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ Or KEY_QUERY_VALUE Or _ KEY_ENUMERATE_SUB_KEYS Or KEY_NOTIFY) And (Not SYNCHRONIZE)) Public Const KEY_EXECUTE = ((KEY_READ) And (Not SYNCHRONIZE)) Public Const KEY_WRITE = ((STANDARD_RIGHTS_WRITE Or KEY_SET_VALUE _ Or KEY_CREATE_SUB_KEY) And (Not SYNCHRONIZE)) ' Possible registry data types Public Enum InTypes ValNull = 0 ValString = 1 ValXString = 2 ValBinary = 3 ValDWord = 4 ValLink = 6 ValMultiString = 7 ValResList = 8 End Enum ' Registry value type definitions Public Const REG_NONE As Long = 0 Public Const REG_SZ As Long = 1 Public Const REG_EXPAND_SZ As Long = 2 Public Const REG_BINARY As Long = 3 Public Const REG_DWORD As Long = 4 Public Const REG_LINK As Long = 6 Public Const REG_MULTI_SZ As Long = 7 Public Const REG_RESOURCE_LIST As Long = 8 ' Registry section definitions Public Const HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT = &H80000000 Public Const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001 Public Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002 Public Const HKEY_USERS = &H80000003 Public Const HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA = &H80000004 Public Const HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG = &H80000005 Public Const HKEY_DYN_DATA = &H80000006 ' Codes returned by Reg API calls Private Const ERROR_NONE = 0 Private Const ERROR_BADDB = 1 Private Const ERROR_BADKEY = 2 Private Const ERROR_CANTOPEN = 3 Private Const ERROR_CANTREAD = 4 Private Const ERROR_CANTWRITE = 5 Private Const ERROR_OUTOFMEMORY = 6 Private Const ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER = 7 Private Const ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED = 8 Private Const ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETERS = 87 Private Const ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS = 259 'Public Const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001 'Global Const SPIF_SENDWININICHANGE = &H2 'Global Const SPIF_UPDATEINIFILE = &H1 'Global Const SPI_GETSCREENSAVETIMEOUT = 14 'Global Const SPI_SETSCREENSAVETIMEOUT = 15 'Global Const SPI_GETSCREENSAVEACTIVE = 16 'Global Const SPI_SETSCREENSAVEACTIVE = 17 'Global Const SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER = 20 ' Registry API functions used in this module (there are more of them) Private Declare Function RegOpenKey Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegOpenKeyA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String, phkResult As Long) As Long Private Declare Function RegOpenKeyEx Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegOpenKeyExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String, ByVal ulOptions As Long, ByVal samDesired As Long, phkResult As Long) As Long Private Declare Function RegQueryValueEx Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegQueryValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String, ByVal lpReserved As Long, lpType As Long, ByVal lpData As String, lpcbData As Long) As Long Private Declare Function RegEnumValue Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegEnumValueA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal dwIndex As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String, lpcbValueName As Long, ByVal lpReserved As Long, lpType As Long, ByVal lpData As String, lpcbData As Long) As Long Private Declare Function RegCloseKey Lib "advapi32.dll" (ByVal hKey As Long) As Long Private Declare Function RegCreateKey Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegCreateKeyA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String, phkResult As Long) As Long Private Declare Function RegSetValueExString Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegSetValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String, ByVal Reserved As Long, ByVal dwType As Long, ByVal lpValue As String, ByVal cbData As Long) As Long Private Declare Function RegSetValueExLong Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegSetValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String, ByVal Reserved As Long, ByVal dwType As Long, lpValue As Long, ByVal cbData As Long) As Long Private Declare Function RegFlushKey Lib "advapi32.dll" (ByVal hKey As Long) As Long Private Declare Function RegEnumKey Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegEnumKeyA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal dwIndex As Long, ByVal lpName As String, ByVal cbName As Long) As Long Private Declare Function RegDeleteKey Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegDeleteKeyA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String) As Long Private Declare Function RegDeleteValue Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegDeleteValueA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String) As Long ' This routine allows you to get values from anywhere in the Registry, it currently ' only handles string and double word values. ' ' Example ' Text1.Text = ReadRegistry(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\", "DefaultUserName") ' Public Function ReadRegistry(ByVal Group As Long, ByVal Section As String, ByVal Key As String) As String Dim lResult As Long, lKeyValue As Long, lDataTypeValue As Long, lValueLength As Long, sValue As String, td As Double On Error Resume Next lResult = RegOpenKey(Group, Section, lKeyValue) sValue = Space$(2048) lValueLength = Len(sValue) lResult = RegQueryValueEx(lKeyValue, Key, 0&, lDataTypeValue, sValue, lValueLength) If (lResult = 0) And (Err.Number = 0) Then If lDataTypeValue = REG_DWORD Then td = Asc(Mid$(sValue, 1, 1)) + &H100& * Asc(Mid$(sValue, 2, 1)) + &H10000 * Asc(Mid$(sValue, 3, 1)) + &H1000000 * CDbl(Asc(Mid$(sValue, 4, 1))) sValue = Format$(td, "000") End If sValue = Left$(sValue, lValueLength - 1) Else sValue = "Not Found" End If lResult = RegCloseKey(lKeyValue) ReadRegistry = sValue End Function ' This routine allows you to write values into the entire Registry, it currently ' only handles string and double word values. ' ' Example ' WriteRegistry HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "SOFTWARE\My Name\My App\", "NewSubKey", ValString, "NewValueHere" ' WriteRegistry HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "SOFTWARE\My Name\My App\", "NewSubKey", ValDWord, "31" ' Public Sub WriteRegistry(ByVal Group As Long, ByVal Section As String, ByVal Key As String, ByVal ValType As InTypes, ByVal Value As Variant) Dim lResult As Long Dim lKeyValue As Long Dim InLen As Long Dim lNewVal As Long Dim sNewVal As String On Error Resume Next lResult = RegCreateKey(Group, Section, lKeyValue) If ValType = ValDWord Then lNewVal = CLng(Value) InLen = 4 lResult = RegSetValueExLong(lKeyValue, Key, 0&, ValType, lNewVal, InLen) Else sNewVal = Value InLen = Len(sNewVal) lResult = RegSetValueExString(lKeyValue, Key, 0&, 1&, sNewVal, InLen) End If lResult = RegFlushKey(lKeyValue) lResult = RegCloseKey(lKeyValue) End Sub ' This routine enumerates the subkeys under any given key ' Call repeatedly until "Not Found" is returned - store values in array or something ' ' Example - this example just adds all the subkeys to a string - you will probably want to ' save then into an array or something. ' ' Dim Res As String ' Dim i As Long ' Res = ReadRegistryGetSubkey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\", i) ' Do Until Res = "Not Found" ' Text1.Text = Text1.Text & " " & Res ' i = i + 1 ' Res = ReadRegistryGetSubkey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\", i) ' Loop Public Function ReadRegistryGetSubkey(ByVal Group As Long, ByVal Section As String, Idx As Long) As String Dim lResult As Long, lKeyValue As Long, lDataTypeValue As Long, lValueLength As Long, sValue As String, td As Double On Error Resume Next lResult = RegOpenKey(Group, Section, lKeyValue) sValue = Space$(2048) lValueLength = Len(sValue) lResult = RegEnumKey(lKeyValue, Idx, sValue, lValueLength) If (lResult = 0) And (Err.Number = 0) Then If lDataTypeValue = REG_DWORD Then td = Asc(Mid$(sValue, 1, 1)) + &H100& * Asc(Mid$(sValue, 2, 1)) + &H10000 * Asc(Mid$(sValue, 3, 1)) + &H1000000 * CDbl(Asc(Mid$(sValue, 4, 1))) sValue = Format$(td, "000") End If sValue = Left$(sValue, lValueLength - 1) Else sValue = "Not Found" End If lResult = RegCloseKey(lKeyValue) ReadRegistryGetSubkey = sValue End Function ' This routine allows you to get all the values from anywhere in the Registry under any ' given subkey, it currently only returns string and double word values. ' ' Example - returns list of names/values to multiline text box ' Dim Res As Variant ' Dim i As Long ' Res = ReadRegistryGetAll(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\Microsoft\Notepad", i) ' Do Until Res(2) = "Not Found" ' Text1.Text = Text1.Text & Chr(13) & Chr(10) & Res(1) & " " & Res(2) ' i = i + 1 ' Res = ReadRegistryGetAll(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\Microsoft\Notepad", i) ' Loop ' Public Function ReadRegistryGetAll(ByVal Group As Long, ByVal Section As String, Idx As Long) As Variant Dim lResult As Long, lKeyValue As Long, lDataTypeValue As Long Dim lValueLength As Long, lValueNameLength As Long Dim sValueName As String, sValue As String Dim td As Double On Error Resume Next lResult = RegOpenKey(Group, Section, lKeyValue) sValue = Space$(2048) sValueName = Space$(2048) lValueLength = Len(sValue) lValueNameLength = Len(sValueName) lResult = RegEnumValue(lKeyValue, Idx, sValueName, lValueNameLength, 0&, lDataTypeValue, sValue, lValueLength) If (lResult = 0) And (Err.Number = 0) Then If lDataTypeValue = REG_DWORD Then td = Asc(Mid$(sValue, 1, 1)) + &H100& * Asc(Mid$(sValue, 2, 1)) + &H10000 * Asc(Mid$(sValue, 3, 1)) + &H1000000 * CDbl(Asc(Mid$(sValue, 4, 1))) sValue = Format$(td, "000") End If sValue = Left$(sValue, lValueLength - 1) sValueName = Left$(sValueName, lValueNameLength) Else sValue = "Not Found" End If lResult = RegCloseKey(lKeyValue) ' Return the datatype, value name and value as an array ReadRegistryGetAll = Array(lDataTypeValue, sValueName, sValue) End Function ' This routine deletes a specified key (and all its subkeys and values if on Win95) from the registry. ' Be very careful using this function. ' ' Example ' DeleteSubkey HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\My Name\My App" ' Public Function DeleteSubkey(ByVal Group As Long, ByVal Section As String) As String Dim lResult As Long, lKeyValue As Long On Error Resume Next lResult = RegOpenKeyEx(Group, vbNullChar, 0&, KEY_ALL_ACCESS, lKeyValue) lResult = RegDeleteKey(lKeyValue, Section) lResult = RegCloseKey(lKeyValue) End Function ' This routine deletes a specified value from below a specified subkey. ' Be very careful using this function. ' ' Example ' DeleteValue HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\My Name\My App", "NewSubKey" ' Public Function DeleteValue(ByVal Group As Long, ByVal Section As String, ByVal Key As String) As String Dim lResult As Long, lKeyValue As Long On Error Resume Next lResult = RegOpenKey(Group, Section, lKeyValue) lResult = RegDeleteValue(lKeyValue, Key) lResult = RegCloseKey(lKeyValue) End Function 'Private Sub WriteRegistry(ByVal Group As Long, ByVal Section As String, ByVal Key As String, NewVal As String) 'Dim lResult As Long, lKeyValue As Long 'Dim InLen As Long 'On Error Resume Next 'lResult = RegOpenKey(Group, Section, lKeyValue) 'InLen = Len(NewVal) 'lResult = RegSetValueEx(lKeyValue, Key, 0&, 1&, NewVal, InLen) 'lResult = RegFlushKey(lKeyValue) 'lResult = RegCloseKey(lKeyValue) 'End Sub ' Routine to change the windows wallpaper. ' Call - ChangeWallPaper "c:\winnt\hello.bmp","Stretch" ' First param is name (and path) of required bmp. ' Second param is display type flag (either "Center", "Stretch" or "Tile"). Public Sub ChangeWallPaper(NewPaper As String, DisplayType As String) Dim LTemp As Long If DisplayType <> "Center" And DisplayType <> "Tile" And DisplayType <> "Stretch" Then DisplayType = "Stretch" End If If DisplayType = "Center" Then 'WriteRegistry HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Control Panel\Desktop", "TileWallpaper", "0" WriteRegistry HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Control Panel\Desktop", "TileWallpaper", ValDWord, "0" 'Public Sub WriteRegistry(ByVal Group As Long, ByVal Section As String, ByVal Key As String, ByVal ValType As InTypes, ByVal Value As Variant) 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop WriteRegistry HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Control Panel\Desktop", "WallpaperStyle", ValDWord, "0" ElseIf DisplayType = "Tile" Then WriteRegistry HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Control Panel\Desktop", "TileWallpaper", ValDWord, "1" WriteRegistry HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Control Panel\Desktop", "WallpaperStyle", ValDWord, "0" ElseIf DisplayType = "Stretch" Then WriteRegistry HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Control Panel\Desktop", "TileWallpaper", ValDWord, "0" WriteRegistry HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Control Panel\Desktop", "WallpaperStyle", ValDWord, "2" End If 'LTemp = SystemParametersInfo(SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER, 0&, NewPaper, SPIF_UPDATEINIFILE Or SPIF_SENDWININICHANGE) End Sub ' Cut down version of the write routine in the registry module