Name

GetSetting Function — Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction

Synopsis

GetSetting(appname, section, key[, default])
appname required; String

The name of the application

section required; String

The path from the application key to the key containing the value entries

key required; String

The name of the value entry whose value is to be returned

default optional; String

The value to return if no value can be found

Return Value

A string containing the value of the specified key; default if key, section, or appname were not found.

Description

Returns a single value from a specified section of your application’s entry in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\ branch of the registry.

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