GetSetting / SetSetting

[Krogoth]

Hi There,

I have a silly problem at hand. I am using the GetSetting and SetSetting functions to store some default values. When I run the application through command prompt it runs ok but when I put it in the NT Task Scheduler the GetSetting fails to retrieve the values and retrieve the blank strings as default values.

What could be wrong ???

Thanks in Advance :-)

Krogoth!

FSM

[Ravi Kiran]

I presume this could be the cause (not sure though)

The registry key used by VB's function is
H_key_Current_user\Software\VB and VBA Settings
and under this your own section & key-value pairs
This place is meant for "personal" customisation of applications.. hence the name "current_user"!

On NT, a service runs in system-account and not in any perticular user account.. so this key either is not available OR the values are NULL.

You can do two things: For example write to a different place
H_key_Local_machine\Software\Yourcompanyname\YouAppName.. this key is probably available foe the service too. This is not direct. ( i should have some code that implements this as a class.. or check online)

Or write to a file (ini format, may be)

ps: In quite a few places in MSDN it is said that it is not advisable to run VB apps as services... so note that you are treading troubled waters


RK