User Guide

cfregistry 359
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">
See also
Chapter 15, “Using Persistent Data and Locking,” in ColdFusion MX Developer’s Guide
Attributes
Usage
If the value does not exist, the cfregistry tag 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 Always
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: returns string value.
• dWord: returns DWord value.
• key: returns key’s default value.