DeleteSetting Statement
Description
Deletes a section or key setting from an application's entry in the Windows registry.
Syntax
DeleteSetting appname, section[, key]
The DeleteSetting statement syntax has these named arguments
| Part | Description |
|
| appname | Required. String expression containing the name of the application or project to which the section or key setting applies. |
| section | Required. String expression containing the name of the section where the key setting is being deleted. If only appname and section are provided, the specified section is deleted along with all related key settings. |
| key | Optional. String expression containing the name of the key setting being deleted. |
Remarks
If all arguments are provided, the specified key setting is deleted. However, the DeleteSetting statement does nothing if the specified section or key setting does not exist.
See Also
GetAllSettings function, GetSetting function, SaveSetting statement.
Example
The following example first uses the SaveSetting statement to make entries in the Windows registry (or .ini file on 16-bit Windows platforms) for the MyApp application, and then uses the DeleteSetting statement to remove them. Because no key argument is specified, the whole section is deleted, including the section name and all its keys.
' Place some settings in the registry.
SaveSetting appname := "MyApp", section := "Startup", _
key := "Top", setting := 75
SaveSetting "MyApp","Startup", "Left", 50
' Remove section and all its settings from registry.
DeleteSetting "MyApp", "Startup"