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Identifies the path of first subkey of specified key in the Windows registry.
Path is string
// Find out the name of primary key
Path = RegistryFirstSubKey()
// Browse all the subkeys
WHILE Path <> ""
Path = RegistryNextKey(Path)
END
// Identifies the first subkey of "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM"
ResSubKey = RegistryFirstSubKey("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM")
Syntax
<Result> = RegistryFirstSubKey([<Access mode> [, <Key path>]])
<Result>: Character string
  • Full path of first subkey for the specified key,
  • Empty string ("") if no sub-key was found.
<Access mode>: Integer constant
Registry access mode:
registryMode32Forced mode to access the registry as a 32-bit program.
registryMode64Forced mode to access the registry as a 64-bit program.
registryModeAuto
(Default value)
Automatic registry access mode:
  • a 32-bit application running on a 32-bit system manipulates the registry as a 32-bit program.
  • a 32-bit application running on a 64-bit system manipulates the registry from the following branch:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node
  • a 64-bit application running on a 64-bit system manipulates the registry as a 64-bit program.
<Key path>: Optional character string
Path of key to use. If this parameter is not specified, the path of first subkey of "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT" is returned.
Business / UI classification: Business Logic
Component: wd290std.dll
Minimum version required
  • Version 9
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Last update: 05/26/2022

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