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[Darren Mar-Elia \(MVP\)]

This is the situation I have. I have to read 8 registry values and assign
them to variables. The value held in each of those variables corresponds to
a different flag. So, for example, one set of registry values can have 0,1
or 2 as their value and each of those corresponds to a flag that I want to
report on. Another set of values has 6 possible values, also corresponding
to some flags. What I'm trying to figure out is, what is the most efficient
way of converting the decimal values of each registry value into its
corresponding textual flag. I'm stuck on having to do a monstrous number of
if..thens and it seems like there should be a more efficient way. I know the
value and I know what flag that corresponds to, but I'm having a hard time
figuring out how to convert value to flag in the least possible steps.

Thanks!

Darren

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[Darren Mar-Elia \(MVP\)]

Awesome Ben. Thanks for that. I knew there was an easier way!
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"Ben Voigt" <rb*@nospam.nospamwrote in message
news:%2***************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

Declare an enum for each set of flags with the different values, then cast
your integer to that enum type and call ToString.

For Example

int myregvar = 1;

enum RegVarValue
{
None = 0,
Few = 1,
Some = 2,
Lots = 3
}

((RegVarValue)myregvar).ToString() should give you "Few"

"Darren Mar-Elia (MVP)" <dm*********@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in
message news:uH**************@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>This is the situation I have. I have to read 8 registry values and assign
them to variables. The value held in each of those variables corresponds
to a different flag. So, for example, one set of registry values can have
0,1 or 2 as their value and each of those corresponds to a flag that I
want to report on. Another set of values has 6 possible values, also
corresponding to some flags. What I'm trying to figure out is, what is
the most efficient way of converting the decimal values of each registry
value into its corresponding textual flag. I'm stuck on having to do a
monstrous number of if..thens and it seems like there should be a more
efficient way. I know the value and I know what flag that corresponds to,
but I'm having a hard time figuring out how to convert value to flag in
the least possible steps.

Thanks!

Darren

--
Darren Mar-Elia
MS-MVP-Windows Server--Group Policy
Check out http://www.gpoguy.com -- The Windows Group Policy Information
Hub:
FAQs, Training Videos, Whitepapers and Utilities for all things Group
Policy-related
GPOGUY Blog: http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/gpoguy