Read binary value from registry???

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What is the easiest .net method to read a REG_BINARY value from the registry?
I'm using a ManagementClass from the System.Management namespace and can
retrieve string values using GetMethodParameter("GetStringValue") but can't
find the method for binary, the MSDN documentation is terrible and doesn't
provide a list of possible parameters. any ideas would be appreciated. thanks

Jul 22 '05 #1

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actually i figured it out, i had to use stdregprov, but what i need now i to
convert a binary value into a date?

"lastusernameleft" wrote:

What is the easiest .net method to read a REG_BINARY value from the registry?
I'm using a ManagementClass from the System.Management namespace and can
retrieve string values using GetMethodParameter("GetStringValue") but can't
find the method for binary, the MSDN documentation is terrible and doesn't
provide a list of possible parameters. any ideas would be appreciated. thanks

Jul 22 '05 #2

John J. Hughes II

Depends on how the date is stored in the binary format. In the past I saved
it as DateTime.Ticks and then just read it back that way. You could also
serialize it and store it as a byte array.

Regards,
John

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actually i figured it out, i had to use stdregprov, but what i need now i
to
convert a binary value into a date?

"lastusernameleft" wrote:
What is the easiest .net method to read a REG_BINARY value from the
registry?
I'm using a ManagementClass from the System.Management namespace and can
retrieve string values using GetMethodParameter("GetStringValue") but
can't
find the method for binary, the MSDN documentation is terrible and
doesn't
provide a list of possible parameters. any ideas would be appreciated.
thanks

Jul 22 '05 #3

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