From: Alexandru Popescu <the.mindstorm.mailinglist@...>
Date: 2005-09-29T22:49:34+09:00
Subject: Re: where to look for API win32/registry

Yep, usually I am using the same terms, but it seems once again that
MS is smarter :-).

./alex
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On 9/29/05, daz <dooby@d10.karoo.co.uk> wrote:
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> Alexandru Popescu wrote:
> > >>
> > >> What I am looking now is the API of Win32::Registry. Where can I find it?
> > >>
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> The first 260 lines of registry.rb is an rdoc description
> although I couldn't find an entry on ruby-doc.
> Readable enough though.
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> >
> > delete_key results in error:
> >
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> You want delete_value(Skype_key)   # (alias delete)
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> Your key is 'Run' ... 'Run' can have multiple values ...
> .... each value can have data associated with it.
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> So, one 'Run' value is 'Skype' which has data of "C:\...Skype.exe...".
>
> Terminology/apology (skip the WMI stuff):
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar05/hey0304.mspx
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>
> Whatever; I call 'Skype' a key and the data its value because
> '[key] = value' fits better than '[value] = data', in my head.
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