Thread: Registry Programming Problem/DevC++

  1. #1
    ¡Amo fútbol!
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    Registry Programming Problem/DevC++

    Here is my program. The errors it is giving me are:

    line 27: passing `HKEY__ **' as argument 1 of `RegDeleteValueA(HKEY__ *, const CHAR *)'

    line 29: passing `HKEY__ **' as argument 1 of `RegCloseKey(HKEY__ *)'

    However, on MSDN, it tells me that the PHKEY can be passed to RegCloseKey.

    Code:
    #include <windows.h>
    #include <iostream.h>
    
    int main()
    { char csubkey[70],clpvaluename[70];
       PHKEY phkResult;
       long gooddelete;
       int loop;
       cout<<"Do you want to delete a registry value?"<<endl
              <<"1 to delete, 0 to quit"<<endl;
       cin>>loop;
    
       while(loop)
       {
          cout<<endl<<endl<<"Name of subkey to delete:"<<endl;
          cin>>csubkey;
          cout<<"Name of value to delete:"<<endl;
          cin>>clpvaluename;
    
    
          RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
                                   csubkey,
                                   0,0,
                                   phkResult);
    
          gooddelete=RegDeleteValue(phkResult,clpvaluename);
    
          RegCloseKey(phkResult);
    
          cout<<endl<<endl<<endl;
         
           if (!gooddelete)
            {cout<<"Delete successful";}
             else
           {cout<<"Delete unsuccessful";}
      
           cout<<"Do you want to continue?"<<endl<<"1 to continue, 0 to quit";
           cin>>loop;
       }
     return 0;
    }

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    ¡Amo fútbol!
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    sorry about the bad indentation, it didn't paste over too well.

  3. #3
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    This compiles....but I havent tested it....or even worked out what you are trying to do

    Code:
    #include <windows.h>
    #include <iostream.h>
    
    int main()
    { char csubkey[70],clpvaluename[70];
       HKEY phkResult;
       long gooddelete;
       int loop;
       cout<<"Do you want to delete a registry value?"<<endl
              <<"1 to delete, 0 to quit"<<endl;
       cin>>loop;
    
       while(loop)
       {
          cout<<endl<<endl<<"Name of subkey to delete:"<<endl;
          cin>>csubkey;
          cout<<"Name of value to delete:"<<endl;
          cin>>clpvaluename;
    
    
          RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
                                   csubkey,
                                   0,0,
                                   &phkResult);
    
           gooddelete=RegDeleteValue(phkResult,clpvaluename);
    
    
          RegCloseKey(phkResult);
    
          cout<<endl<<endl<<endl;
        
           if (!gooddelete)
            {cout<<"Delete successful";}
             else
           {cout<<"Delete unsuccessful";}
     
           cout<<"Do you want to continue?"<<endl<<"1 to continue, 0 to quit";
           cin>>loop;
       }
     return 0;
    }

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    I have :

    LONG RegOpenKeyEx(
    HKEY hKey, // handle of open key
    LPCTSTR lpSubKey,// address of name of subkey to open
    DWORD ulOptions,// reserved
    REGSAM samDesired,// security access mask
    PHKEY phkResult // address of handle of open key
    );

    and ( not like you)

    LONG RegCloseKey(
    HKEY hKey // handle of key to close
    );

    so you could try :


    HKEY hKey

    ......

    RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
    csubkey,
    0,0,
    &hKey);


    ( and maybe RegCloseKey(hKey); )


    Since phkResult is a pointer to a HKEY (that you have noy declared), &phkResult is its address so a pointer to a pointer ...

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    ¡Amo fútbol!
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    Thanks Gert.

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    line 27: passing `HKEY__ **' as argument 1 of `RegDeleteValueA(HKEY__ *, const CHAR *)'
    The two stars should have been a big tip : )

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