>From the MSDN docs: Return value for GetValue() The data associated with name, or null if the value does not exist.
Does the value Foo Bar exist? If not, then GetValue returns a null and calling ToString() on the null object is the cause of your exception. J. Keith Wedinger http://bearcatnews.com http://sciotofootball.com -----Original Message----- From: dotnet discussion [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Peter Vertes Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 4:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [DOTNET] Is this a bug in RegistryKey.GetValue() ? Hi All, I'm working on something that involves manipulating the registry remotely and I'm experiencing something strange. Consider the following: Console.WriteLine(_remoteKey.GetValue("Foobar").ToString()); Prints out the value of the Foobar key as expected. Now if I do this: Console.WriteLine(_remoteKey.GetValue("Foo Bar").ToString()); I get an exception saying: "Object reference not set to an instance of an object". The only thing that has changed here is that the key name whos value I want to get contains a space. The space shouldn't matter because my keyname is in quotes, right ? Is this a bug in RegistryKey.GetValue() or am I just overlooking something ? -Pete --- Peter Vertes TheBEAST.com, Inc. 404 Fifth Ave New York, NY 10018 You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
