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Environment variables update
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19/02/2010 13:39:52
 
 
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Coding, syntax & commands
Title:
Environment variables update
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 8 SP1
OS:
Windows XP SP2
Network:
Windows NT
Database:
Visual FoxPro
Application:
Desktop
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Thread ID:
01449950
Message ID:
01449950
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A VFP_based application is used on LAN.
InstallShield setup creates on workstation's desktop shortcut and program menu shortcut to the main application that is on server.
During WorkStation installation the path to program("target") and to "Start in" folder are not known.
InstallShield creates 2 enviroment variables my_prog and my_startdir. I can read their value by using VFP function GETENV().
I would like to use them for substitution in shortcut fields Target and Start_In by placing %my_prog% and %my_startdir% in corresponding fields. Since sometimes LAN configuration changes, a procedure to locate server program and start_in directory is used.
To update enviroment vars should be used something like a function SetEnviromentVariable in kernel32.
How can I call this or another applicable function from Windows tools?
Maybe, there is a way to do it directly in VFP?
TIA

Ed
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