cfregistry action = "get"

Description

Used with the Get action to access a registry value and store it in a ColdFusion variable.

Syntax

<cfregistry action = "get"
  branch = "branch"
  entry = "key or value"
  variable = "variable"
  type = "data type">

Attributes

Attribute

Description

branch
Required. The name of the registry branch that contains the value to access.

entry
Required. The registry value to be accessed.

variable
Required. Variable into which cfregistry places the value.

type
Optional. The type of data to access:

string    Return a string value (default)

dWord    Return a DWord value

key    Return a key's default value

Attribute	Description
branch	Required. The name of the registry branch that contains the value to access.
entry	Required. The registry value to be accessed.
variable	Required. Variable into which `cfregistry` places the value.
type	Optional. The type of data to access: `string` Return a string value (default) `dWord` Return a DWord value `key` Return a key's default value

Usage

If the value does not exist, cfregistry does not create the variable.

Example

<!--- This example uses cfregistry with
   the Get Action --->
   
<html>
<head>
<title>cfregistry action = "get"</title>
</head>
<body>
<cfregistry action = "get"
 branch = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Java VM" 
 entry = "ClassPath" type = "String" variable = "RegValue">
<H1>cfregistry action = "get"</H1>
<cfoutput>
<P>
Java ClassPath value is #RegValue#
</cfoutput>
</body>
</html>