Manipulate the registry under Windows

Description

These functions access the Windows registry.

Usage

  tk2reg.broadcast()
  tk2reg.delete(keyname, valuename)
  tk2reg.deletekey(keyname)
  tk2reg.get(keyname, valuename)
  tk2reg.keys(keyname)
  tk2reg.set(keyname, valuename, data, type = c("sz", "expand_sz", "multi_sz",
      "dword", "dword_big_endian", "binary", "link", "resource_list", "none"))
  tk2reg.setkey(keyname)
  tk2reg.type(keyname, valuename)
  tk2reg.values(keyname)

Arguments

Value

Functions that should return a registry value return it in a character string no mather the type of value in the registry. You are responsible to coerce it to the correct type.

Note

For Windows only. These functions issue an error when they are called under other platforms. Take care while manipulating the Windows registry! You can easily lock the system completelly, if you delete important items, especially if you are logged as administrator on your computer. Make a backup of your registry first before experimenting with these function!!!

Author(s)

Philippe Grosjean

See Also

tk2dde, tk2ico

Examples

  ## Not run: 
    ## These cannot be run by examples() but should be OK when pasted
    ## into an interactive R session with the tcltk package loaded

        ## Examples of tk2reg - registry manipulation under Windows
    # Rem: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, HKEY_USERS, HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
    #      HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG, HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA, HKEY_DYN_DATA
    Rkey <- "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\R-core\\R"   # The R key
    Rsubkey <- paste(Rkey, "subkey", sep = "\\")        # A subkey

    # Get all subkeys for Software in the local machine
    tk2reg.keys("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software")

    # Get all names in the R key
    tk2reg.values(Rkey)
    # Get info about registered R
    tk2reg.get(Rkey, "Current Version")
    tk2reg.get(Rkey, "InstallPath")

    # Create a subkey (explore the registry with regedit.exe to see it)
    tk2reg.setkey(Rsubkey)
    # Add something in it
    tk2reg.set(Rsubkey, "test", "a key added with tcltk2 registry!", type = "sz")

    # Get the type of a value
    tk2reg.type(Rsubkey, "test")
    # Get a value in a key
    tk2reg.get(Rsubkey, "test")

    # Delete a name in a key (take care: dangerous!)
    tk2reg.delete(Rsubkey, "test")
    # Delete a whole key (take care: very dangerous!)
    tk2reg.deletekey(Rsubkey)

    # An alternate way to get the path
    tk2reg.get("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Session Manager\\Environment", "path")

    # Make sure that currently running apps are warned of your changes in the registry
    tk2reg.broadcast()

    # Delete temporary variables
    rm(list = c("Rkey", "Rsubkey"))
  ## End(Not run)