Read an entry from the registry


Read an entry from the registry

Lets you retrieve information from the Windows Registry. You can for example read information such as the user’s name or the destination directory for your files.

Property Name	Data Type	Description
Default	String	The default value to set if the entry is not found.
Ident	String	The named entry within the registry key. Leave this field blank to read the default value associated to the key.
Key	String	The key name of the registry entry. Like "SOFTWARE\My App"
ReadInteger	Boolean	Determines whether the package should read a dword (integer) or a string value. By default string values are read.
RootKey	hkKeys	The base key of your registration entry. There is a defined set of Base Keys from which you you can choose in the list box.
Variable	VarName	The name of the variable whose value will be set to what has been read.

Note: you can use the feature to read the default destination path from the Windows Registry. However do not assign the path to the %DESTPATH% variable which is read-only. First read the path to a specific variable like %MYPATH% and then in the default destination folder field, enter %MYPATH%. For more information about setting the destination folder, please click here.