ReadBinary - cApplication

Reads binary data from the Windows Registry

Type: Function
Return Data Type: Boolean

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
sSubKey	String	The name of the subkey containing the Value
sValueName	String	The name of the Value to read data from
pValueData	Pointer	Address in memory to copy the data to
iDataLength	Integer	Length of the data to copy

Syntax

Function ReadBinary String sSubKey String sValueName Pointer pValueData Integer iDataLength Returns Boolean

Call Example

Get ReadBinary sSubKey sValueName pValueData iDataLength to BooleanVariable

Description

Use the ReadBinary function to read binary data from the Windows Registry. The base key that will be used is that returned by RegistryKeyString and you can specify a further subkey using the sSubKey parameter.

If you attempt to read a non-existent value, an error will be generated. Before trying to read a value, you should ensure that it exists using the ValueExists function.

Return Value

If the data was read, the function returns True, otherwise it returns False.