Rosetta Xtra - Registry Functions

Windows registry plays an important role for nearly all installed applications today. The registry is a database that applications depend on for storing and retrieving information during application start up or during the runtime execution. Typically, applications store information such as user preferences, hardware information, registration information, simple data backup , and system configurations.

The registry functions for Rosetta is separated into 2 sub categories, INI and registry. INI are individual files that was introduced in windows 3.x. It is useful for quickly storing small bits of information on a file. Windows registry was introduced since Windows 95. The advantage of registry over ini files includes

• Binary data, which is not allowed in simple text INI entries
• Subkeys. INI files allow only 1 level of heading, while the registry allows for the nesting of headings
• Individual user data. Windows allows each logon user to hold a different set of preferences.

The Rosetta Xtra provides a complete set of registry API calls that is tightly integrated with Macromedia Director. The data types supported includes string, binary, multiple strings, integers and expanded strings. Please remember to be extra careful in using the registry functions since incorrect usage may have undesirable consequences.

Method summary for Registry and INI

iniRead()

regWrite()

iniWrite()

regDelete()

iniDelete()

regListKey()

iniList()

regListValueName()

regRead()