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292 Chapter 2: ColdFusion Tags
cfregistry action = "get"
Description
Accesses a registry value and stores it in a ColdFusion variable.
Syntax
<cfregistry
action = "get"
branch = "branch"
entry = "key or value"
variable = "variable"
type = "data type">
Attributes
Usage
If the value does not exist, cfregistry does not create an entry.
Example
<!--- This example uses cfregistry with the Get Action --->
<cfregistry action = "get"
branch = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Java VM"
entry = "ClassPath" type = "String" variable = "RegValue">
<h1>cfregistry action = "get"</h1>
<cfoutput>
<p>Java ClassPath value is #RegValue#
</cfoutput>
Attribute Req/Opt Default Description
action Required get
branch Required Name of a registry branch.
entry Required Registry value to access.
variable Required Variable into which to put value.
type Optional string • string: return string value
• dWord: return DWord value
• key: return key’s default value