Creates a key or value in the registry.
RegWrite ( "keyname" [, "valuename", "type", value] )
keyname | The registry key to write to. If no other parameters are specified this key will simply be created. |
valuename | [optional] The valuename to write to. |
type | [optional] Type of key to write: "REG_SZ", "REG_MULTI_SZ", "REG_EXPAND_SZ", "REG_DWORD", "REG_QWORD", or "REG_BINARY". |
value | [optional] The value to write. |
Success: | 1. |
Failure: | 0 and sets the @error flag to non-zero if error writing registry key or value. |
@error: | 1 = unable to open requested key 2 = unable to open requested main key 3 = unable to remote connect to the registry -1 = unable to open requested value -2 = value type not supported |
A registry key must start with "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" ("HKLM") or "HKEY_USERS" ("HKU") or "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" ("HKCU") or "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT" ("HKCR") or "HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG" ("HKCC").
When running on 64-bit Windows if you want to write a key or value specific to the 64-bit environment you have to suffix the HK... with 64 i.e. HKLM64.
AutoIt supports registry keys of type REG_BINARY, REG_SZ, REG_MULTI_SZ, REG_EXPAND_SZ, REG_QWORD, and REG_DWORD.
To access the (Default) value use "" (an empty string) for the valuename.
When writing a REG_MULTI_SZ key you must separate each value with @LF. The value must NOT end with @LF unless you want an empty substring (see example).
It is possible to access remote registries by using a keyname in the form "\\computername\keyname". To use this feature you must have the correct access rights.
RegDelete, RegEnumKey, RegEnumVal, RegRead
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
Example()
Func Example()
; Check if the registry key is already existing, so as not to damage the user's system.
RegRead("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AutoIt_Example", "Key1")
; @error is set to non-zero when reading a registry key that doesn't exist.
If Not @error Then
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "An error occurred whilst the temporary registry key. ""AutoIt_Example"" appears to already exist.")
Return False
EndIf
; Write a single REG_SZ value to the key "Key1".
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AutoIt_Example", "Key1", "REG_SZ", "This is an example of RegWrite")
; Write the REG_MULTI_SZ value of "Line 1" and "Line 2". Always append an extra line-feed character when writing a REG_MULTI_SZ value.
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AutoIt_Example", "Key2", "REG_MULTI_SZ", "Line 1" & @LF & "Line 2" & @LF)
; Write the REG_MULTI_SZ value of "Line 1". Always append an extra line-feed character when writing a REG_MULTI_SZ value.
RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AutoIt_Example", "Key3", "REG_MULTI_SZ", "Line 1" & @LF)
; Display a message to navigate to RegEdit.exe manually.
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "Open RegEdit.exe and navigate the the registry key ""HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AutoIt_Example"".")
; Delete the temporary registry key.
RegDelete("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AutoIt_Example")
EndFunc ;==>Example