MFC, Q Registers/Subkeys Howto use?

Q Registers/Subkeys Howto use?

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FDB #1 / 2	Q Registers/Subkeys Howto use? Hello, a question about registers. I'm trying to to understand a sample (SdiSquares) from 'Programming Windows with MFC' from Jeff Prosise. In InitInstance he uses SetRegisterKey(_T("Local AppWizard-Generated Applications")) to create an entry in the register for this program. From his explanation I understood that settings will be stored under the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated Applications\SdiSquares\Version 1.0 (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\<companyname>\<productname>\<version>) From MSDN documentation: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\<companyname>\<application name>\<section name>\<value name> Question 1 Checking the registry with regedit shows me a different key? HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated Applications\SdiSquares\Recent File list HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated Applications\SdiSquares\Settings I understood that the first one comes automatically with SDI or MDI program, but where does Setting come from. Is this a standard subkey, but when is it generated? Where is subkey 'Version 1.0' ? Question 2 How do I add my own subkeys to the registry (not via regedit) ? Question 3 What can be stored in the registry? (what values, only word-size values) Question 4 How do you clean up the entered registry entries when uninstalling/removing the program. (the best and savest way) Question 5 Is this a good place to save a password (encrypted)? (low level security) Question 6 Where can I find good documentation on the use of registers for my application, and for the use in windows? Many thanks in advance, Kimball
Mon, 07 Apr 2003 03:00:00 GMT

nobo #2 / 2	Q Registers/Subkeys Howto use? Quote: > Hello, a question about registers. > I'm trying to to understand a sample (SdiSquares) from 'Programming Windows > with MFC' from Jeff Prosise. > In InitInstance he uses SetRegisterKey(_T("Local AppWizard-Generated > Applications")) to create an entry in the register for this program. > From his explanation I understood that settings will be stored under the > following key: > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated > Applications\SdiSquares\Version 1.0 > (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\<companyname>\<productname>\<version>) > From MSDN documentation: > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\<companyname>\<application name>\<section > name>\<value name> > Question 1 > Checking the registry with regedit shows me a different key? > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated > Applications\SdiSquares\Recent File list > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Local AppWizard-Generated > Applications\SdiSquares\Settings > I understood that the first one comes automatically with SDI or MDI program, > but where does Setting come from. Is this a standard subkey, but when is it > generated? > Where is subkey 'Version 1.0' ? > Question 2 > How do I add my own subkeys to the registry (not via regedit) ? > Question 3 > What can be stored in the registry? (what values, only word-size values) > Question 4 > How do you clean up the entered registry entries when uninstalling/removing > the program. (the best and savest way) > Question 5 > Is this a good place to save a password (encrypted)? (low level security) > Question 6 > Where can I find good documentation on the use of registers for my > application, and for the use in windows? > Many thanks in advance, Kimball There are several simple wrapper classen on codeguru.com and codeproject.com for the registry. I generally recommend dough not to use the registry at all for your settings. It's a snakepit.
Mon, 07 Apr 2003 03:00:00 GMT

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