SETENV

The SETENV procedure adds or changes an environment string in the process environment.

Examples

Change the current shell variable by entering:

SETENV,'SHELL=/bin/sh'

Make sure to eliminate any whitespace around the equal sign:

; This is an incorrect usage--there are spaces around the equal

; sign:

SETENV, 'VAR = H:\FLOOB'

 

; This is correct--VAR is set to H:\FLOOB:

SETENV, 'VAR=H:\FLOOB'

Syntax

SETENV, Environment_Expression

Arguments

Environment_Expression

A scalar string or string array containing one or more environment expressions to be added to the environment.

Keywords

None.

Version History

Original

Introduced

See Also

GETENV