Access windows registry file

[malik112233]

how to access registry file




#
#include <windows.h>
#include <map>
#include <string>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <tr1/stdint.h>
using namespace std;
void printerr(DWORD dwerror) {
LPVOID lpMsgBuf;
FormatMessage(
FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER |
FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM |
FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS,
NULL,
dwerror,
MAKELANGID(LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_DEFAULT), // Default language
(LPTSTR) &lpMsgBuf,
0,
NULL
);
// Process any inserts in lpMsgBuf.
// ...
// Display the string.
if (isOut) {
fprintf(fout, "%s\n", lpMsgBuf);
} else {
printf("%s\n", lpMsgBuf);
}
// Free the buffer.
LocalFree(lpMsgBuf);
}



bool regreadSZ(string& hkey, string& subkey, string& value, string& returnvalue, string& regValueType) {
char s[128000];
map<string,HKEY> keys;
keys["HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT"]=HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT;
keys["HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG"]=HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG; //DID NOT SURVIVE?
keys["HKEY_CURRENT_USER"]=HKEY_CURRENT_USER;
keys["HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"]=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE;
keys["HKEY_USERS"]=HKEY_USERS;
HKEY mykey;

map<string,DWORD> valuetypes;
valuetypes["REG_SZ"]=REG_SZ;
valuetypes["REG_EXPAND_SZ"]=REG_EXPAND_SZ;
valuetypes["REG_MULTI_SZ"]=REG_MULTI_SZ; //probably can't use this.

LONG retval=RegOpenKeyEx(
keys[hkey], // handle to open key
subkey.c_str(), // subkey name
0, // reserved
KEY_READ, // security access mask
&mykey // handle to open key
);
if (ERROR_SUCCESS != retval) {printerr(retval); return false;}
DWORD slen=128000;
DWORD valuetype = valuetypes[regValueType];
retval=RegQueryValueEx(
mykey, // handle to key
value.c_str(), // value name
NULL, // reserved
(LPDWORD) &valuetype, // type buffer
(LPBYTE)s, // data buffer
(LPDWORD) &slen // size of data buffer
);
switch(retval) {
case ERROR_SUCCESS:
//if (isOut) {
// fprintf(fout,"RegQueryValueEx():ERROR_SUCCESS:succeeded.\n");
//} else {
// printf("RegQueryValueEx():ERROR_SUCCESS:succeeded.\n");
//}
break;
case ERROR_MORE_DATA:
//what do I do now? data buffer is too small.
if (isOut) {
fprintf(fout,"RegQueryValueEx():ERROR_MORE_DATA: need bigger buffer.\n");
} else {
printf("RegQueryValueEx():ERROR_MORE_DATA: need bigger buffer.\n");
}
return false;
case ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND:
if (isOut) {
fprintf(fout,"RegQueryValueEx():ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND: registry value does not exist.\n");
} else {
printf("RegQueryValueEx():ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND: registry value does not exist.\n");
}
return false;
default:
if (isOut) {
fprintf(fout,"RegQueryValueEx():unknown error type 0x%lx.\n", retval);
} else {
printf("RegQueryValueEx():unknown error type 0x%lx.\n", retval);
}
return false;

}
retval=RegCloseKey(mykey);
if (ERROR_SUCCESS != retval) {printerr(retval); return false;}

returnvalue = s;
return true;
}

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[TarikNeaj]

Hey. Please Edit your post and use code tags - http://www.cplusplus.com/articles/jEywvCM9/

Please don't double post - http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/general/182057/