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...

 

[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/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/
frlrfsystemwindowsformsapplicationclasscommonappdataregistrytopic.asp

Provided the client app is WindowsApplication18, the info will be stored in
the key path below.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\WindowsApplication18\WindowsApplication18\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\WindowsApplication18\1.0.1392.3
2335")
str = CType(rkey.GetValue("hello"), String)
rkey.Close()

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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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