CeSvcGetString

Article
08/28/2006

The CeSvcGetString function reads a string value from a registry subkey and copies the data into a buffer.

Syntax

HRESULT CeSvcGetString (
  HCESVC hSvc,
  LPCTSTR pszValName,
  LPTSTR pszVal,
  DWORD cbVal 
);

Parameters

hSvc
[in] Specifies a handle to a registry subkey.
pszValName
[in] Reference to a null-terminated string that contains the name of the value.
pszVal
[out] Reference to a buffer that receives the data..
cbVal
[in] Specifies the size of the buffer.

Return Values

This function returns the standard values E_INVALIDARG, E_OUTOFMEMORY, E_UNEXPECTED, and E_FAIL, as well as the following:

S_OK
The function completed successfully.

Remarks

This function is part of Windows CE CEUTIL, a utility DLL for dealing with desktop registry entries for Windows CE. CEUTIL functions are for use by desktop applications that need to communicate remotely with Windows CE–based devices. These functions are not available to applications running on Windows CE–based devices.

Requirements

Pocket PC: Windows Mobile 2000 and later
OS Versions: Windows CE 3.0 and later
Header: ceutil.h
Library: ceutil.lib