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Sets a value on a registry key.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
Registry | 7.2 | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ✅ Yes, on Windows | ❌ No |
Parameter | Description | Example |
---|---|---|
Path | The path to the parent registry key. Separated by \ you specify the path to the key you want. Root can be Classes, CurrentUser, LocalMachine, Users, PerformanceData, CurrentConfig, DynData or the HKEY names. |
"Users\test" |
Name | The name of the value. | "Hello" |
Value | The value to set. | "World" |
Type | The data type to store. | "text" |
Returns OK or error.
Set user name for FileMaker:
MBS( "Registry.SetValue"; "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro Advanced\16.0\Preferences"; "User Name"; "Mr. Miller"; "text")
Set initial file for FileMaker 19 or later:
MBS( "Registry.SetValue"; "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro\19.0\Preferences"; "UseInitialfile"; 1; "DWORD") &
MBS( "Registry.SetValue"; "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro\19.0\Preferences"; "Initialfile"; "filewin:/C:/Users/Christian/Desktop/JavaScript.fmp12"; "text")
Write EulaAccepted property for Whois app from Sysinternals to run it without license prompt:
Set Variable [ $r; Value: MBS( "Registry.CreateKey"; "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE"; "Sysinternals") ]
Set Variable [ $r; Value: MBS( "Registry.CreateKey"; "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Sysinternals"; "Whois") ]
Set Variable [ $r; Value: MBS( "Registry.SetValue"; "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Sysinternals\Whois"; "EulaAccepted"; 1; "DWORD" ) ]
Change main dictionary:
MBS( "Registry.SetValue"; "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro\19.0\Preferences"; "Main Dictionary"; $path; "text")
This function checks for a license.
Created 20th March 2017, last changed 28th March 2022