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4/8/2010

This function reads a registry file defined by the OEM into RAM from persistent storage.

Syntax 

DWORD ReadRegData(
  DWORD 
dwFlags, 
  LPBYTE 
pBuf, 
  DWORD 
len 
);

Parameters

dwFlags

[in] Read options. REG_READ_BYTES_START indicates that reading starts from the beginning of the registry file.

pBuf

[in] Pointer to a buffer allocated by the OS. Load the buffer with registry bytes up to a maximum of the value of the lenparameter.

cbData

[in] Size, in bytes, of the buffer to which pBufpoints.

Return Value

Returns the number of bytes added to pBuf. Zero indicates the end of the file has been reached. A value of -1 indicates failure. The OS must load the default registry.

Requirements

Header pwinreg.h
Library coredll.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE .NET 4.2 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also

Reference

Registry Functions

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