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Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 06:06:07 -0700 (PDT)
From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Accessing the registry
To: Peter Mount <petermount AT it DOT maidstone DOT gov DOT uk>,
        "Cygwin List \(E-mail\)" <cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com>
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Look at the source code for the cygwin mount program for an example.

--- Peter Mount <petermount AT it DOT maidstone DOT gov DOT uk> wrote:
> Does anyone have any examples on accessing the Windows 95/NT registry
> from Cygwin?
> 
> Being a unix programmer, I try to stay away from windows as much as
> possible, but I have one project where we have to update the registry.
> 
> I'm currently using the following function, but I'm not certain if this
> correct, or if there is an easier way.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Peter
> 
> -- 
> Peter Mount
> Enterprise Support
> Maidstone Borough Council
> Any views stated are my own, and not those of Maidstone Borough Council.
> 
> 
> 
> LONG setRegistryValue(HKEY keyroot,char *key,char *value,char *buf)
> {
> 	DWORD bufsz = strlen(buf)+1;
> 	DWORD regtyp;
> 	LONG reg;
> 	HKEY keyid;
> 	DWORD disp;
> 	
> 	reg = RegCreateKeyEx(	keyroot,
> 				key,
> 				0,		// must be null
> 				"mbchelp",	// I have no idea
> 				REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE,
> 				KEY_ALL_ACCESS,
> 				NULL,
> 				(PHKEY)&keyid,
> 				(LPDWORD)&disp
> 				);
> 	
> 	if(reg != ERROR_SUCCESS) printErrorMessage(reg);
> 	
> 	reg = RegSetValueEx(	keyid,
> 				value,
> 				0,		// must be null
> 				REG_SZ,
> 				(LPBYTE)buf,
> 				bufsz
> 				);
> 	
> 	if(reg != ERROR_SUCCESS) printErrorMessage(reg);
> 	
> 	reg = RegCloseKey(keyid);
> 	
> 	if(reg != ERROR_SUCCESS) printErrorMessage(reg);
> 	
> 	return regtyp;
> }
> 
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