Registry - Create value |
Declaration
<AMREGISTRY ACTIVITY="write_value" KEY="text" VALUE="text" VALUEDATA="text" TYPE="text (options)" /> |
Description
Sets the specified name/value pair on the specified registry key.
IMPORTANT:Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. Do not edit the Windows registry unless you are confident about doing so. |
Practical Usage
Used to write a value and optional data to the registry. Necessary keys will be automatically created.
Parameters
general
Property |
Type |
Required |
Default |
Markup |
Description |
Value type |
Text (options) |
Yes |
string |
|
The registry data type to create. The available options are:
|
Registry key |
Text |
Yes |
(Empty) |
|
The registry key (folder) in which to set the new value. Click the folder icon to open a standard registry viewer that you can use to navigate to the desired registry key. |
Value name |
Text |
Yes |
(Empty) |
SOURCE="C:\PDFFileName.pdf" |
The name of the registry value to create. NOTE: When you add a registry value to a registry key, the new registry value name and data type are saved with default data. |
Value data |
Text |
Yes |
(Empty) |
NEWPDF="C:\PDFFileName.pdf" |
The registry value data to write. The Registry key and Value name must be specified along with this value for proper functionality. |
Examples
- The sample AML code below can be copied and pasted directly into the Steps Panel of the Task Builder.
- Parameters containing user credentials, files, file paths, and/or other information specific to the task must be customized before the sample code can run successfully.
Description:
Write "theData" to value "temp" in key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Network Automation\Automate 10\TaskService" as a String.
<AMREGISTRY ACTIVITY="write_value" KEY="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Network Automation\Automate 10\TaskService" VALUE="temp" VALUEDATA="theData" /> |