getenv

Get the value of an environment variable.

Syntax

result = getenv ( name ) ;

Arguments

list name

• The name of the environment variable.

Return Value

list result

• value

  The value of the environment variable.

  The STATUS variable is set to $ACKNOWLEDGE

Warnings

%UNDEFINED : No value for environment variable found.

Exceptions

%ARGUMENT : Invalid arguments. Usage: result = getenv ( name ) ;

Description

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Examples

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puts getenv ( "DOCUMENT_ROOT" );

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