Re: Reg key type

Thank you very much for your help! It was very usefull for me. I have been 
looking for this information for hours but couldn't find the article you 
mentioned.

Z

"Albert D. Kallal" wrote:

> You don't actualy "set" the type, it based on how you enter the data:
> 
> eg:
> 
> ROOT:Local Machine
> Key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Jet\4.0\Engines
> Name:SandBoxMode
> Value:#00000002
> 
> ROOT:Local Machine
> Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Access\Security
> Name:Level
> Value:#00000001
> 
> Note how the "#" before the number represnets REG_DWORD
> 
> The data types are outlined here:
> 
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa371168.aspx
> 
> we see:
> 
> Prefix       #x
> The value is interpreted and stored as a hexadecimal value
> (REG_BINARY).
> 
> Prefix #%
> The value is interpreted and stored as an expandable string
> (REG_EXPAND_SZ).
> 
> Prefix #
> The value is interpreted and stored as an integer (REG_DWORD).
> 
> 
> -- 
> Albert D. Kallal    (Access MVP)
> Edmonton, Alberta Canada
> pleaseNOOSpamKallal@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
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