SaveSetting (statement)

Syntax SaveSetting appname, section, key, setting
Description Saves the value of the specified key in the system registry. The following table describes the named parameters to the SaveSetting statement:
Parameter Description
appname String expression indicating the name of the application whose setting will be modified.
section String expression indicating the name of the section whose setting will be modified.
key String expression indicating the name of the setting to be modified.
setting The value assigned to key.
Example

                           'The following example adds two entries to the Windows registry
                           'if run under Win32 or to NEWAPP.INI on other platforms,
                           'using the SaveSetting statement. It then uses DeleteSetting
                           'to remove these entries.
                           Sub Main()
                           ????SaveSetting appname := "NewApp", section := "Startup", _
                           ????key := "Height", setting := 200
                           ????SaveSetting appname := "NewApp", section := "Startup", _
                           ????key := "Width", setting := 320
                           ????DeleteSetting "NewApp" 'Remove NewApp key from registry
                           End Sub
                        
See Also GetAllSettings (function), DeleteSetting (statement), GetSetting (function)
Note Under Win32, this statement operates on the system registry. All settings are saved to the following entry in the system registry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BasicScript Program Settings\appname\section\key On this platform, the appname parameter is not optional.