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

See also