How to access Application.UserAppDataRegistry settings from a Windows service

[Bob]

I have a client app that writes a value to the registry (camera device ID).
I have used Application.CommonAppDataRegistry to write the value in my test
app.

How do I retrieve this data from a Windows service? Is the application
object accessible at all?

Cheers

[Bob]

Just a correction - subject is incorrect - should be
CommonAppDataRegistry...

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I have a client app that writes a value to the registry (camera device ID). I have used Application.CommonAppDataRegistry to write the value in my test app.

How do I retrieve this data from a Windows service? Is the application
object accessible at all?

Cheers

[Peter Huang]

Hi Bob,

The MSDN said,
If the key does not exist, it is created in the following format:
LocalMachine\Software\ CompanyName\ ProductName\ ProductVersion
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...us/cpref/html/
frlrfsystemwindowsformsapplicationclasscommonappda taregistrytopic.asp

Provided the client app is WindowsApplication18, the info will be stored in
the key path below.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\WindowsApplication18\WindowsApplicat ion18\1.0.1392.32335
You may try to use the registrykey class to restrieve the data from the key
above.
e.g.
[Client app]
Application.CommonAppDataRegistry.SetValue("hello" ,"world")

[Windows Service]
Dim str As String
Dim lm As RegistryKey
lm = Registry.LocalMachine
Dim rkey As RegistryKey =
lm.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\WindowsApplication18\Windo wsApplication18\1.0.1392.3
2335")
str = CType(rkey.GetValue("hello"), String)
rkey.Close()

If you have any question on this issue, please post here.

Regards,
Peter Huang
Microsoft Online Partner Support
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[Peter Huang]

Hi Bob,

Did my suggestion works for you?
If you have any question on this issue please post here.

Regards,
Peter Huang
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! www.microsoft.com/security
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