Advanced Server Registry
Advanced Server Registry Structure
Product Manual
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The following table lists and defines the data types currently used by the system.
Data type
Description
REG_BINARY
Binary data. For example:
Component Information : REG_BINARY : 00 00 00...
REG_DWORD
Data represented by a number that is 4 bytes long. Many keys for
device drivers and services are this type and can be displayed in
Registry Editor in binary, hexadecimal, or decimal format. For example,
entries for service error controls are this type:
ErrorControl : REG_DWORD : 0x1
REG_EXPAND_SZ
An expandable data string, which is text that contains a variable to be
replaced when called by an application. For example, for the following
value, the string
%SystemRoot% will be replaced by the actual location
of the directory containing the Advanced Server system files:
File : REG_EXPAND_SZ : %SystemRoot%\file.exe
REG_MULTI_SZ
A multiple string. Values that contain lists or multiple values in human
readable text are usually this type. Entries are separated by NULL
characters.
AlertNames
:
REG_MULTI_SZ
:
Administrator tom
REG_SZ
A sequence of characters representing human readable text. For
example, a component’s description is usually this type:
DisplayName : REG_SZ : Alerter
