Environ
 
Returns the value of a system environment variable

Syntax

Declare Function Environ ( ByRef varname As Const String ) As String

Usage

result = Environ[$]( varname )

Parameters

varname
The name of an environment variable.

Return Value

Returns the text value of the environmental variable, or the empty string ("") if the variable does not exist.

Description

Environ returns the text value of a system environment variable.

Example

'e.g. to show the system variable "path":

Print Environ("path")


Differences from QB

  • The QB ENVIRON statement is now called SetEnviron.
  • The string type suffix "$" is required in the -lang qb dialect.
  • The string type suffix "$" is optional in the -lang fblite dialect.
  • The string type suffix "$" is ignored in the -lang fb dialect, warn only with the -w suffix compile option (or -w pedantic compile option).

See also