Shell.GetEnvironmentVariable

Syntax

function Shell.GetEnvironmentVariable(VarName: string): string

Alternative Names

Description

Returns the value of a Windows environment variable as identified by the given name.

VarName is the name of the environment variable.

The Return Value is the value of the variable, if it exists, or en empty string if it doesn't.

See Also

Example

execute UDSBlock 

as

begin

  /* get Windows temp folder */
  temp_folder = Shell.GetEnvironmentVariable('TEMP');

  GUI.ShowMessage(temp_folder);

  /* change temp folder */

  Shell.SetEnvironmentVariable('TEMP', 'd:\temp\');

  temp_folder = Shell.GetEnvironmentVariable('TEMP');

  GUI.ShowMessage(temp_folder);

end