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How can I read, set, or delete Windows system registry data?

April 26, 2017CFCs ColdFusion Cookbook Data delete read Registry system Windows

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How can I read, set, or delete Windows system registry data?

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Anyone who has worked with the Windows platform has probably encountered the system registry at one time or another. The system registry is a database of sorts, organized in a tree like fashion. The system registry contains data on just about everything in the system, including hardware, software, and users. It is important to note that because the system registry is Windows platform specific, ColdFusion only supports the tag on the Windows platform. The registry hierarchy tree is organized into two basic units: keys and values. Keys make up the branches in the tree, and values are the actual data (in the form of name value pairs). The tag allows you to read, set (insert or update), and delete registry data. gives you two methods for reading (retrieving) keys and values from the registry. The first method will allow you to retrieve all of the key and value information for an entire branch. This is accomplished by setting the action attribute to ge