read/write into registry

in a visual basic n00b and i was woundering how u write settings into the registry and then read them at a later date.
thanks in adv

For basic registry operations, look up the Getsetting and Savesetting commands. They are quite appropriate for the beginner, since the registry changes you can make using them can't crash your computer.

why doesn't this work?

SaveSetting ("Form1", "Form", "form", straddress)

SaveSetting "Form1", "Form", "form", straddress

But, you may wish to give the registry entries more descriptive names...like

Savesetting App.Title, me.Name, "Address", strSddress

(App.Title returns the Title of your application, Me.Name returns the Name of your active form) The reason for doing so is that you will find yourself using the registry more and more, and you don't want to use the same field & section names for two different apps...

Just make sure that you give each form a descriptive Name, and that you go into Project Properties and give the App a descriptive, preferably unique Title.

thanks it works now