AddReg (Windows CE 5.0)
The AddReg key, under the [DefaultInstall] section, is required and describes the keys and values that the .cab file adds to the target device registry.
Note It is recommended that installed applications use the HKCU\Software\ branch of the registry to store information.
The following code example shows the format that the AddReg key uses.
[add_registry_section]
registry_root_string, subkey,[value_name], flags, value[,value]
[registry_root_string, subkey,[value_name], flags, value[,value]]
Parameters
registry_root_string
String that specifies the registry root location.The following table shows the supported values:
Root string Description HKCR The same as HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT HKCU The same as HKEY_CURRENT_USER HKLM The same as HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE value_name
Registry value name. If empty, the "(default)" registry value name is used.Note Use only Unicode characters that can be converted into ANSI characters without data loss. This enables backward compatibility with earlier device versions. For more information, see CAB Wizard.
flags
Contains a numeric value that specifies information about the registry key.The following table shows the supported values.
Flag Value Description FLG_ADDREG_NOCLOBBER 0x00000002 If the registry key exists, do not overwrite it. This flag can be used with all other flags in this table.
FLG_ADDREG_TYPE_SZ 0x00000000 The REG_SZ registry data type. FLG_ADDREG_TYPE_MULTI_SZ 0x00010000 The REG_MULTI_SZ registry data type. The value field that follows can be a list of strings separated by commas.
FLG_ADDREG_TYPE_BINARY 0x00000001 The REG_BINARY registry data type. The value field that follows must be a list of numeric values separated by commas, one byte per field, and must not use the 0x hexadecimal prefix.
FLG_ADDREG_TYPE_DWORD 0x00010001 The REG_DWORD data type. Only the noncompatible format in the Win32 Setup .inf documentation is supported.
The following code example sets a sample application version number, using "alpha" as the "(default)" registry value. It also sets test equal to 3, and new and another equal to 6.
[DefaultInstall]
AddReg = RegSettings
[Strings]
reg_path = Software\Company\AppName
[RegSettings]
HKLM,%reg_path%,,0x00000000,alpha
HKLM,%reg_path%,test,0x00010001,3
HKLM,%reg_path%\new,another,0x00010001,6
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