Visual Basic for Applications Reference
GetSetting Function
Returns a key setting value from an application's entry in the Windows registry.
Syntax
GetSetting(appname,section,key[,default])
The GetSetting function syntax has these named arguments:
Part | Description |
appname | Required. String expression containing the name of the application or project whose key setting is requested. |
section | Required. String expression containing the name of the section where the key setting is found. |
key | Required. String expression containing the name of the key setting to return. |
default | Optional. Expression containing the value to return if no value is set in the key setting. If omitted, default is assumed to be a zero-length string (""). |
Remarks
If any of the items named in the GetSetting arguments do not exist, GetSetting returns the value of default.