GetSetting function
Summary
Retrieves a key value from the Windows Registry for a specified application, section, and key.
Syntax
GetSetting(appname, section, key, [ default ])
The GetSetting function syntax has these named arguments:
Part
Description
appnameRequired. String expression containing the name of the application or project whose key setting is requested. On the Macintosh, this is the filename of the initialization file in the Preferences folder in the System folder.
sectionRequired. String expression containing the name of the section where the key setting is found.
keyRequired. String expression containing the name of the key setting to return.
defaultOptional. Expression containing the value to return if no value is set in the key setting. If omitted, default is assumed to be a zero-length string ("").
Part
Description
appnameRequired. String expression containing the name of the application or project whose key setting is requested. On the Macintosh, this is the filename of the initialization file in the Preferences folder in the System folder.
sectionRequired. String expression containing the name of the section where the key setting is found.
keyRequired. String expression containing the name of the key setting to return.
defaultOptional. Expression containing the value to return if no value is set in the key setting. If omitted, default is assumed to be a zero-length string ("").
Example
Remarks
If any of the items named in the GetSetting arguments don't exist, GetSetting returns the value of default.
If any of the items named in the GetSetting arguments don't exist, GetSetting returns the value of default.