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Garrett · Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:52 pm Post subject: Registry binary data to text?

I know I knew how to do this before, but for the life of me I can't remember how to read a binary registry entry and convert it to text.

All I'm trying to find out is what the menu font is:

@regread(CURUSER,Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics,MenuFont)

But it's a binary entry and I just can't remember how to convert the binary data back into a text format Sad

Can someone help an old burnt out mind?

Thanks,
~Garrett

Aslan · Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:46 pm Post subject:

You would use @val() to read from binary but @regread() returns the decimal equivalent so @val() won't work.

Hooligan · Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:07 am Post subject:

Were you thinking of @expand()?

Hooligan

vdsalchemist · Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:36 am Post subject:

Garrett,
Here is a link to a post that Serge posted a long time ago that might help http://www.vdsworld.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=323&highlight=regread

Aslan · Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:37 am Post subject:

He is trying to read type REG_BINARY (At least for the key he said he was trying to read)

@expand() is for type REG_EXPAND_SZ

BTW - There might an API call that will get the Binary value directly then use @val() to convert it.

vdsalchemist · Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:57 am Post subject:

Garrett,
Is there any reason why you don't use GadgetX for this? It has built in functions to grab WindowMetrics. All you need is @GetWin(SysFont,Menu)

Garrett · Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 3:52 am Post subject: