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RegDeleteValue - Delete a Value in the Registry

Valid on Windows

The RegDeleteValue function deletes a value in the registry.

This registry manipulation function has the format:

RegDeleteValue(hkey as integer) as Boolean

hKey

Specifies the handle of the registry key from which to remove the associated value.

The return value is true if the function succeeds; otherwise, false.

Example: RegDeleteValue function

Test structure:

HKLM\

\ Software

\ CA

\ 4 test only

\ var_6

\ dummy

Dim hkey1 as integer

ClrScr()


hkey1 = RegOpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\CA\4 test only")
if hkey1 = 0 then
	Print("RegOpenKey failed.")
	exit
endif

if RegDeleteValue(hKey1) then
	Print("RegDeleteValue succeeded.")
else
	Print("RegDeleteValue failed.")
endif

if RegDeleteVariable(hKey1, "var_6") then
	Print("RegDeleteVariable for var_6 succeeded.")
else
	Print("RegDeleteVariable for var_6 failed.")
endif

RegCloseKey(hkey1)

hkey1 = RegOpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\CA")

if hkey1 = 0 then
	Print("RegOpenKey failed.")
	exit
endif

if RegDeleteKey(hkey1, "dummy") then
	Print("Key dummy successfully deleted")
else
	Print("Key dummy deletion failed.")
endif

RegCloseKey(hkey1)

Messagebox("Check registry!", "desktop management scripting test")

hkey1 = RegOpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE")
if hkey1 = 0 then
	Print("RegOpenKey failed.")
	exit
endif

if RegDeleteKey(hkey1, "CA\4 test only") then
	Print("Key ""CA\4 test only"" successfully deleted")

else
	Print("Key" "CA\4 test only" "deletion failed.")
endif

if RegDeleteKey(hkey1, "CA") then
	Print("Key CA successfully deleted")
else
	Print("Key CA deletion failed.")
endif

RegCloseKey(hkey1)