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Deletes a subkey from the Windows registry.
Remark: RegistryDeleteKey deletes the subkey, the values and the descendants of specified key.
Example
Path is string
// Find out the name of "root" key
Path = RegistryFirstSubKey()
// Delete the key for my application
Path = Path + "\MyApp\"
IF RegistryDeleteKey(Path) = False THEN
Error("Error while deleting the key")
RETURN
END
// Deletes the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\App" subkey
ResDelKey = RegistryDeleteKey("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\App")
Syntax
<Result> = RegistryDeleteKey([<Access mode>, ] <Sub-key path>)
<Result>: Boolean
  • True if the subkey was deleted or if the key does not exist,
  • False otherwise.
<Access mode>: Integer constant
Registry access mode:
registryMode32Forced mode to access the registry as a 32-bit program.
registryMode64Forced mode to access the registry as a 64-bit program.
registryModeAuto
(Default value)
Automatic registry access mode:
  • a 32-bit application running on a 32-bit system manipulates the registry as a 32-bit program.
  • a 32-bit application running on a 64-bit system manipulates the registry from the following branch:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node
  • a 64-bit application running on a 64-bit system manipulates the registry as a 64-bit program.
<Sub-key path>: Character string
Full path of subkey to delete.
Business / UI classification: Business Logic
Component: wd290std.dll
Minimum version required
  • Version 9
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Last update: 05/26/2022

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