INI File to Registry
The INI
File to Registry section moves lines or sections from an INI file to the
registry, creating or replacing a registry entry under the specified key in the
registry. The section name ini-to-registry-section
must appear in an Ini2Reg item in an Install section of the INF file.
[ini-to-registry-section]
ini-file, ini-section, [ini-key],reg-root-string,subkey[,flags]
.
.
.
ini-file
Name of the
INI file containing the key to copy. For more information about specifying the
INI filename, see the Update Ini File section.
ini-section
Name of the
section in the INI file containing the key to copy.
ini-key
Name of the
key in the INI file to copy to the registry. If ini-key is empty,
the whole section is transferred to the specified registry key.
reg-root-string
Registry root
name. This parameter can be one of the following values:
|
HKCR |
Same as HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. |
|
HKCU |
Same as HKEY_CURRENT_USER. |
|
HKLM |
Same as HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. |
|
HKU |
Same as HKEY_USERS. |
|
HKR |
Relative
from the key passed into SetupInstallFromInfSection. |
subkey
Identifies
the subkey to receive the value. Has the form key1\key2\key3...
flags
Indicates
whether to delete the INI key after transfer to the registry and whether to
overwrite the value in the registry if the registry key already exists. This
parameter can be one of the following values.
|
Bit |
Value |
Meaning |
|
0 |
0 |
(Default)
Do not delete the INI entry from the INI file after moving the information in
the entry to the registry. |
|
0 |
1 |
Delete the
INI entry from the INI file after moving the information in the entry to the
registry. |
|
1 |
0 |
(Default)
If the registry subkey exists, do not replace its current value. |
|
1 |
1 |
If the
registry subkey exists, replace its current value with the value from the INI
file entry. |