SetValue Method, Value class

Description

Sets valueand type to the specified registry value name.

Syntax

Value.SetValue (Value as Variant, [Type as ValueType = (According to value)])

Where	Type	Optional	Default	Description
Value	Variant			Value to be stored with the specified registry value name.
Type	ValueType	yes	(According to value)	The type of information to be stored in registry.

Remarks

Use SetValue Method instead Value property to specify exact type (vtExpandString, vtBinary, ...) for the registry value.

Examples

Set values by Value property and SetValue method

  'Get RegEdit.Server object
  Set S = CreateObject("RegEdit.Server")
  
  'Get a key
  Set Key = S.GetKey("HKLM\SOFTWARE\MyFirstKey")

  'Add a new key
  Set MyKey = Key.CreateKey("MyFirstKey")
  'or Set MyKey = Key.SubKeys.Add("MyFirstKey")
  
  'Set String and DWORD values
  MyKey.Values("Path") = "C:\Program Files\My"
  MyKey.Values("Timeout") = 250
  'Set binary value - type exactly specified
  MyKey.Values("BinaryData").SetValue ChrB(65) & ChrB(0) & ChrB(66) & ChrB(0), vtBinary
  'Set MultiString value - type exactly specified
  MyKey.Values("MultiString").SetValue "First String" & Chr(0) & "SecondString", vtMultiString
  'Set ExpandString value - type exactly specified
  MyKey.Values("DLLPath").SetValue "%Windir%\System32\My.DLL", vtExpandString

  'Set value of the vtDWordBigEndian type
  MyKey.Values("BigEndian").SetValue &H11223344, vtDWordBigEndian