! set var=value Not Working

[yert33]

Simply trying to set an environment variable from within a prg.

I've tried

! SET PETMODE=VALUE

I've tried

RUN SET PETMODE=VALUE

No worky. Gotta be something simple.....

TIA

 

[Mike Lewis]

Yert,

Are you talking about DOS environment variables?

If so, you might try:

RUN CMD.EXE /C PETMODE=VALUE

but that's only a guess. In any case, won't it just set the variable for the current DOS session, which will in any case terminate immediately? Presumably, you want the setting to persist.

What exactly are you trying to achieve?

Mike

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[DSummZZZ]

It's actually a registry setting, so you should be able to change it using registry API calls.


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[craigsboyd]

http://blogs.msdn.com/calvin_hsia/archive/2005/12/09/502149.aspx

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[yert33]

Mike - it only needs to last for the current session
Dave - Thank you
Craig - Thank you and that is a good link.

I found a better way to do what I was wanting to do anyway. But it was bugging me that it wasn't working.
Thank you all.

 

[wgcs]

For anyone who comes across this thread who does need to permanently change environment variables, the answer is here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d.../en-us/dllproc/base/environment_variables.asp

Basically, just edit the registry here:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment

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