GetSetting Function

Syntax

GetSetting[$](AppName$, Section$, Key$[, Default$])

Group

Settings

Description

Obtains the setting for Key in Section in project AppName. Win16 and Win32 store settings in a .ini file named AppName. Win32/Win64 store settings in the registration database under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ VB and VBA Program Settings\ AppName\ Section\ Key. If AppName starts with ..\, VB and VBA Program Settings\ is omitted.

Sandbox

Sandbox mode blocks this function.

Parameters

Parameters Description
AppName$ The name of the project which has this Section and Key.
Section$ The name of the section of the project settings.
Key$ The name of the key in the section of the project settings.
Default$ Returns this string value if no setting is saved. If this is omitted, a null string is used.

Example


Sub Main
    SaveSetting "MyApp","Font","Size",10
    Debug.Print GetSetting("MyApp","Font","Size") ' 10
End Sub