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Laure
Laure

Reputation: 551

GetProfileInt... where in the registry?

Simple question, if someone happens to know the answer. I'm maintaining an old Windows app; it uses GetProfileInt to retrieve a setting. Documentation says it reads "from the registry". Whereabouts? I know on older OSs, it read from win.ini. Where do the win.ini-type entries get stored in the registry?

Thanks, Laure

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2710

Answers (3)

Michel Hua
Michel Hua

Reputation: 1777

MSDN says it is whether in INI files, whether in the Registry depending on the Windows version you're running. I followed their instructions but couldn't find what I was looking for (like lots of users on the Internet).

So this is what I did with bruteforce:

1/ Open C: drive, make a search on all *.ini files containing the keyword you're getting with GetProfileInt. If nothing shows up, it's in the registry.

2/ Open regedit, make a search on the keyword.

In my case I was running Windows XP and point 1/ worked, the file I was looking for was in C:\Windows\ and named {MYAPP}.ini

Upvotes: 1

JMD
JMD

Reputation: 7377

Your answer is defined somewhat technically in the MSDN docs for that function.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724360

Essentially, that call is for 16-bit Windows compatibility, but it can still work if you set up some mapping in the Registry first.

In short, you probably want to use instead use real Registry functions if at all possible.

Upvotes: 1

James
James

Reputation: 148

The MSDN documentation for GetProfileInt gives the path. If that turns out to be wrong, ProcMon from www.sysinternals.com ought to show you.

Upvotes: 0

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