Retrieve String Name & Data Value From Within Registry Key

• gary.p.heath

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  March 22, 2012 at 10:05 am

  #270532

  I know that the following will load all of the String Names (i.e. all instances of SQL Server) into my ComboBox ...

  RegistryKey key = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\Instance Names\SQL");

  foreach (var v in key.GetValueNames())

  {

  KAELCcomboBox1.Items.Add(v);

  }

  When I select an option from the dropdown box I can then assign that to a string variable named mySQL.

  However, if there is only one instance of SQL Server on the PC and I know that, how do I select that single String Name and save that to mySQL ?

• gary.p.heath

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  March 22, 2012 at 1:35 pm

  #1462987

  Sorted ... mySQL = key.GetValueNames().First();

  gary.p.heath (3/22/2012)

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  I know that the following will load all of the String Names (i.e. all instances of SQL Server) into my ComboBox ...

  RegistryKey key = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\Instance Names\SQL");

  foreach (var v in key.GetValueNames())

  {

  KAELCcomboBox1.Items.Add(v);

  }

  When I select an option from the dropdown box I can then assign that to a string variable named mySQL.

  However, if there is only one instance of SQL Server on the PC and I know that, how do I select that single String Name and save that to mySQL ?