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System.ProfileString property (Word)

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Returns or sets a value for an entry in the Windows registry under the following subkey: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\version\Word. Read/write String.

Syntax

expression. ProfileString( _Section_ , _ Key_ )

expression An expression that returns a 'System' object.

Example

This example retrieves and displays the startup path stored in the Windows registry.

MsgBox System.ProfileString("Options", "STARTUP-PATH")

This example sets and returns the value for an entry in the Windows registry (the SubkeyName subkey is added below HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\version\Word).

System.ProfileString("SubkeyName", "EntryName") = "Value" 
MsgBox System.ProfileString("SubkeyName", "EntryName")

See also

System Object

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