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360 Chapter 2: ColdFusion Tags
cfregistry action = "set"
Description
Adds a registry key, adds a value, or updates a value.
Syntax
<cfregistry
action = "set"
branch = "branch"
entry = "key or value"
type = "value type"
value = "data">
See also
Chapter 15, “Using Persistent Data and Locking,” in ColdFusion MX Developer’s Guide
Attributes
Usage
If it does not exist, the cfregistry tag creates the key or value.
Example
<!--- This example uses the cfregistry set action to modify registry value
data. --->
<!--- Normally you pass in a filename instead of setting one here. --->
<cfset FileName = "dummy.cfm">
<cfregistry action = "set"
branch = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\cflangref"
entry = "LastCFM01" type = "String" value = "#FileName#">
<h1>cfregistry action = "set"</h1>
Attribute Req/Opt Default Description
action Required Always
set.
branch Required Name of a registry branch.
entry Required Key or value to set.
type Optional • string: sets a string value (default).
• dWord: sets a DWord value.
• key: creates a key.
value Optional Value data to set. If you omit this attribute, the
cfregistry tag
creates default value, as follows:
• string: creates an empty string: "".
• dWord: creates a value of 0 (zero).