Visual C++ :: Reading / Writing Registry In Windows 7?
Feb 19, 2013
I have a 32-bit application that I've been maintaining for about 12 years and it runs on every Windows platform up to Windows 7. In all that time I've been using CWinApp::GetProfileXxxx() and CWinApp::WriteProfileXxxx() calls to read and write my program settings (about 70 settings) in the Registry. The settings are read from the Registry at start-up and written to the Registry when the program closes. There is also a method for the user to read and write the program settings to an INI file using the same code as the Registry access.
On my Windows 7 system the Registry read/write works just like it always has on all previous Windows versions. However, on some customer's Windows 7 machines there appears to be a problem with the Registry access. The program settings are either not being read from the Registry or are not being written to the Registry. I think the settings are not being written - but I don't know that. When the user uses the INI file the settings appear to be read and written.
The customer has complained a bit (I'd complain too) but doesn't have the time or doesn't want to take the time to run some simple tests for me to find out what's going on with his Windows 7 system.
So here is my question: Are there any user account settings or permissions that can block the program's access to the Registry? He claims he is an Administrator but I can't even get him to verify that.
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Jul 8, 2013
When I write to the Windows 7 Registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, I get a return code of 5 which is the "access denied" message when I execute RegCreateKeyEx.
This happens even if the User has administrator rights.
How can I tell Windows 7 to allow the program to write to the registry?
The application is a 32-bit application and it should be allowed to run in either a Windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit machine.
I noticed that when I run certain popular programs, a User Account Control dialog box comes asking:
"Do if you want to allow the following program from an unknown publisher to make changes to this computer".
Should my application call User Account Control and if so, how do I do it in C++ Visual Studio 2008?
I also found out that 64-bit Windows machines have two registry hives. Is there a different code to handle the same task?
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check if the startup key already exists
add a new key if it doesn't exist
read a key values
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I have used the following code to write and read wchar_t bytes from a disk file:
Code:
int WriteBytesW(wchar_t * wcp, int nsz, wchar_t * wcfilepath) {
wfstream wf;
codecvt_utf16<wchar_t, 0x10ffff, little_endian> ccvt(1);
locale wloc(wf.getloc(), &ccvt);
wf.imbue(wloc);
[Code] ....
Output:
save bytes succeeded
1234 5678 9ABC EF12 ABCD FE21 DCBA 1F2A EFFF 02FF
read bytes succeeded
nsz =: 20
Now, if wbuf[8] = 0xefff; is replaced by wbuf[8] = 0xffff;
Output:
save bytes succeeded
1234 5678 9ABC EF12 ABCD FE21 DCBA 1F2A 02FF
read bytes succeeded
nsz =: 18
Obviously, the 0xffff wbyte is not read. WHY ?
This presents a significant problem when attempting to read ALL wbytes from a file.
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May 13, 2013
Perhaps this can be a very popular error,
Code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <tchar.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <fstream>// enable writing to and reading from files
#include <cstdlib>
#include <time.h>
using namespace std;
class Person {
[Code] .....
Error list:
Code:
Error 1 error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "void __cdecl saveperson(void)" (?saveperson@@YAXXZ) referenced in function _main H:Cry_DevProgrammingC++Using_class_ in_ c++Using_class_ in_ c++Using_class_ in_ c++.obj
Error 2 error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "void __cdecl displayperson(void)" (?displayperson@@YAXXZ) referenced in function _main H:Cry_DevProgrammingC++Using_class_ in_ c++Using_class_ in_ c++Using_class_ in_ c++.obj
Error 3 error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "void __cdecl editperson(void)" (?editperson@@YAXXZ) referenced in function _main H:Cry_DevProgrammingC++Using_class_ in_ c++Using_class_ in_ c++Using_class_ in_ c++.obj
Error 4 error LNK1120: 3 unresolved externals H:Cry_DevProgrammingC++Using_class_ in_ c++DebugUsing_class_ in_ c++.exe 1
What I can do to fit this problem?
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Code:
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#include<conio.h>
main(){
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FILE *ptr;
[Code] ....
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For this I would like to use the functions
Code:
int value=10;
CString strSection="Data";
CWinApp* pApp = AfxGetApp();
pApp->WriteProfileInt(strSection,ValueName,value);
and
Code:
CString strSection="Data";
CWinApp* pApp = AfxGetApp();
int value=pApp->GetProfileInt(strSection,ValueName,0);
which read/write to the application's registry.
Is there some way of making two different programs use the same application registry?
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My_CompanyCalculatorsettings
My_CompanyCalculator_debugsettings.
How can I stop that?
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I have used the following code to attempt to place a binary array into and then retrieve from the Registry. I am a member of the local Administrator group. I have verified that the Registry for the app has a binary array 32 bytes in length under the key "settings" / "keyb" ab 12 cd ...
Code:
// in header
unsigned char m_key[32];
int m_nKeySize;
// in implementation
// int ctor
AfxGetApp()->GetProfileBinary(_T("settings"), _T("keyb"), (LPBYTE*)&m_key, (UINT*)&m_nKeySize);
// in OnDestroy
AfxGetApp()->WriteProfileBinary(_T("settings"), _T("keyb"), (LPBYTE)&m_key, m_nKeySize );
Here is a copy of the binary array in the Registry:
7D DE 2B 30 E7 06 12 AC 99 60 8C 26 21 FC 8E 5B 66 DB 72 9E A2 00 BE 15 E1 8B 67 31 E5 EC 8B 15
Here is the binary key retrieved from the Registry using the code above:
D0 EB 26 00 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
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Code:
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istream& in; // the istream to delegate to
char buf; // the buffer of bits
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[Code] ....
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Exam 1: 95
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Exam 3: 91.20
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Exam 1: 65
Exam 2: 79.1234
Exam 3: 70.24
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Name: Parker, Peter
Average Score: 92.28
Grade: A
Name: Smith, Mary
Average Score: 71.45
Grade: C
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[Code] ....
It does what it should. It creates a text file "items.txt" .... It reads as such:
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#include <fstream>
#include <string>
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[Code ....
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