Registry - Delete Value

Declaration

<AMREGISTRY ACTIVITY="delete_value" KEY="text" VALUE="text" />

Description: Deletes a registry value located in the registry key specified.

WARNING: Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any valued data on your computer.

Practical Usage

Used to delete an unwanted or unused registry value.

General Parameters

Property

Type

Required

Default

Markup

Description

Registry key

Text

Yes

(Empty)

KEY="HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software

\NetAuto\AutoMate\\AMSERVICES"

The full registry path of the key, beginning with a valid registry root, that contains the value to delete. Click the folder icon to use the Registry Viewer to easily navigate to the desired key.

Value name

Text

Yes

(Empty)

VALUE="theValuetoDelete"

The name of the value to delete.

Description tab - A custom description can be provided on the Description tab to convey additional information or share special notes about a task step.

Error Causes tab - Specify how this step should behave upon the occurrence of an error. (Refer to Task Builder > Error Causes Tab for details.)

On Error tab - Specify what AWE should do if this step encounters an error as defined on the Error Causes tab. (Refer to Task Builder > On Error Tab for details.)

Examples

The sample AML code below can be copied and pasted directly into the Steps panel of the Task Builder.

Description: Delete value "bogusValue" in key "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AutoMate\BogusKey".

<AMREGISTRY ACTIVITY="delete_value" KEY="HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\
AutoMate\BogusKey" VALUE="bogusValue" />