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">
 
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>
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
 
Default value: "string"
  • string: return string value
  • dWord: return DWord value
  • key: return key's default value