List of Functions

_C2Hex Function (Core)

_DebOut32 Function (Core)

_GetCmdLine Function (Core)

_GetCmdShow Function (Core)

_GetInst Function (Core)

_GetPrevInst Function (Core)

_Like Function (Core)

_Quit Function (Core)

_SplitPath Function (Core)

_Val Function (Core)

AbsInt Function (Core)

AbsLong Function (Core)

AbsReal4 Function (Core)

AbsReal8 Function (Core)

AbsShort Function (Core)

AdjustFName Function (Core)

AdjustFNameA Function (Core)

AllTrim Function (Core)

AltD Function (Core)

AmPm Function (Core)

Ansi2Oem Function (Core)

Ansi2OemA Function (Core)

Ansi2OemBuff Function (Core)

ATCLine Function (Core)

ATCLine2 Function (Core)

ATLine Function (Core)

ATLine2 Function (Core)

B64EncFile Function (Core)

B64EncString Function (Core)

Bin2DW Function (Core)

Bin2I Function (Core)

Bin2L Function (Core)

Bin2Logic Function (Core)

Bin2Ptr Function (Core)

Bin2Real4 Function (Core)

Bin2Real8 Function (Core)

Bin2W Function (Core)

Buffer Function (Core)

C2Hex Function (Core)

CharEven Function (Core)

CharMix Function (Core)

CharOdd Function (Core)

CharPos Function (Core)

Chr Function (Core)

ChrA Function (Core)

ChrW Function (Core)

ConDateTime Function (Core)

ConTime Function (Core)

CToDt Function (Core)

CToDtAnsi Function (Core)

CTOL Function (Core)

CurDir Function (Core)

CurDrive Function (Core)

DateTime Function (Core)

Days Function (Core)

DbRegisterClient Function (Core)

DbUnRegisterClient Function (Core)

DebOut32 Function (Core)

DecodeBase64 Function (Core)

DirChange Function (Core)

DirMake Function (Core)

DirRemove Function (Core)

DiskChange Function (Core)

DiskFree Function (Core)

DiskName Function (Core)

DiskSpace Function (Core)

DosError Function (Core)

DosErrString Function (Core)

DtToC Function (Core)

DtToS Function (Core)

DW2Bin Function (Core)

ElapTime Function (Core)

EncodeBase64 Function (Core)

ErrorBuild Function (Core)

ErrorLevel Function (Core)

ErrorStack Function (Core)

ErrString Function (Core)

ExecName Function (Core)

FAttr2String Function (Core)

FAttrib Function (Core)

FChSize Function (Core)

FClose Function (Core)

FCommit Function (Core)

FConvertToFileStream Function (Core)

FConvertToMemoryStream Function (Core)

FCopy Function (Core)

FCreate Function (Core)

FCreate2 Function (Core)

FDate Function (Core)

FEof Function (Core)

FErase Function (Core)

FError Function (Core)

FException Function (Core)

FFCount Function (Core)

FFirst Function (Core)

FFLock Function (Core)

FFLock64 Function (Core)

FFlush Function (Core)

FFUnLock Function (Core)

FFUnLock64 Function (Core)

FGetBuffer Function (Core)

FGetFileName Function (Core)

FGetS Function (Core)

FGetS2 Function (Core)

FGetStream Function (Core)

File Function (Core)

FName Function (Core)

FNext Function (Core)

FOpen Function (Core)

FOpen2 Function (Core)

FPathName Function (Core)

FPutS Function (Core)

FPutS3 Function (Core)

FRead Function (Core)

FRead3 Function (Core)

FRead4 Function (Core)

FReadLine Function (Core)

FReadLine2 Function (Core)

FReadStr Function (Core)

FReadText Function (Core)

FReadText3 Function (Core)

FRename Function (Core)

FRewind Function (Core)

FSeek3 Function (Core)

FSize Function (Core)

FTell Function (Core)

FTell64 Function (Core)

FTime Function (Core)

FWrite Function (Core)

FWrite3 Function (Core)

FWrite4 Function (Core)

FWriteLine Function (Core)

FWriteLine3 Function (Core)

FWriteText3 Function (Core)

GetAMExt Function (Core)

GetAmPm Function (Core)

GetAnsi Function (Core)

GetChunkBase64 Function (Core)

GetCurPath Function (Core)

GetCursorProperty Function (Core)

GetDateFormat Function (Core)

GetDefault Function (Core)

GetDefaultDir Function (Core)

GetDosError Function (Core)

GetEnv Function (Core)

GetFAttr Function (Core)

GetFMask Function (Core)

GetMacroCompiler Function (Core)

GetMimType Function (Core)

GetNatDLL Function (Core)

GetPartialEnumName Function (Core)

GetPMExt Function (Core)

GetSQLProperty Function (Core)

GetTimeSep Function (Core)

GetTimeZoneDiff Function (Core)

GetYield Function (Core)

HardCR Function (Core)

Hex2C Function (Core)

HiByte Function (Core)

HiWord Function (Core)

I2Bin Function (Core)

Instr Function (Core)

IsAlNum Function (Core)

IsAlpha Function (Core)

IsAlphaNum Function (Core)

IsBDigit Function (Core)

IsDigit Function (Core)

IsLower Function (Core)

IsRunningOnWindows Function (Core)

IsSpace Function (Core)

IsUpper Function (Core)

IsXDigit Function (Core)

L2Bin Function (Core)

Left Function (Core)

Like Function (Core)

LoByte Function (Core)

LockTries Function (Core)

Logic2Bin Function (Core)

Lower Function (Core)

LowerA Function (Core)

LoWord Function (Core)

LTOC Function (Core)

LTrim Function (Core)

MakeDWord Function (Core)

MakeLong Function (Core)

MakeShort Function (Core)

MakeWord Function (Core)

MemLines Function (Core)

MemoLine Function (Core)

MemoRead Function (Core)

MemoReadBinary Function (Core)

MemoWrit Function (Core)

MemoWritBinary Function (Core)

MLCount1 Function (Core)

MLcToPos Function (Core)

MLine Function (Core)

MLine3 Function (Core)

MLPos2 Function (Core)

Mod Function (Core)

ModuleName Function (Core)

NetErr Function (Core)

NetName Function (Core)

NToCDoW Function (Core)

NToCMonth Function (Core)

Occurs Function (Core)

Occurs2 Function (Core)

Occurs3 Function (Core)

Oem2Ansi Function (Core)

Oem2AnsiA Function (Core)

Oem2AnsiBuff Function (Core)

OS Function (Core)

ProcFile Function (Core)

ProcLine Function (Core)

ProcName Function (Core)

Proper Function (Core)

ProperA Function (Core)

Ptr2Bin Function (Core)

QPEncString Function (Core)

RAt Function (Core)

RAt2 Function (Core)

RAt3 Function (Core)

RAtLine Function (Core)

RATLine2 Function (Core)

ReadOsVersionFromRegistry Function (Core)

Real42Bin Function (Core)

Real82Bin Function (Core)

RegisterFileSearch Function (Core)

Repl Function (Core)

Replicate Function (Core)

RGB Function (Core)

Right Function (Core)

RTrim Function (Core)

SClone Function (Core)

Seconds Function (Core)

Secs Function (Core)

SetAMExt Function (Core)

SetAmPm Function (Core)

SetAnsi Function (Core)

SetBeep Function (Core)

SetCentury Function (Core)

SetCollation Function (Core)

SetCompatible Function (Core)

SetCpu Function (Core)

SetDateCountry Function (Core)

SetDateFormat Function (Core)

SetDecimal Function (Core)

SetDecimalSep Function (Core)

SetDefault Function (Core)

SetDefaultDir Function (Core)

SetDeleted Function (Core)

SetDigit Function (Core)

SetDigitFixed Function (Core)

SetEnv Function (Core)

SetEpoch Function (Core)

SetErrorLog Function (Core)

SetErrorLogFile Function (Core)

SetErrorStackVOFormat Function (Core)

SetExact Function (Core)

SetExclusive Function (Core)

SetFieldStore Function (Core)

SetFixed Function (Core)

SetInternational Function (Core)

SetMacroCompiler Function (Core)

SetMacroDuplicatesResolver Function (Core)

SetMath Function (Core)

SetNatDLL Function (Core)

SetPath Function (Core)

SetPathArray Function (Core)

SetPMExt Function (Core)

SetRefresh Function (Core)

SetSafety Function (Core)

SetScience Function (Core)

SetSoftSeek Function (Core)

SetSpace Function (Core)

SetThousandSep Function (Core)

SetTimeFormat Function (Core)

SetTimeSep Function (Core)

SetUnique Function (Core)

SetYield Function (Core)

SLen Function (Core)

SoundEx Function (Core)

Space Function (Core)

SToDt Function (Core)

String2FAttr Function (Core)

Stuff Function (Core)

SubStr2 Function (Core)

SubStr3 Function (Core)

SwapByte Function (Core)

SwapDWord Function (Core)

SwapInt Function (Core)

SwapInt64 Function (Core)

SwapLong Function (Core)

SwapQWord Function (Core)

SwapShort Function (Core)

SwapWord Function (Core)

SystemTypeToUsualType Function (Core)

Time Function (Core)

Time24 Function (Core)

Trim Function (Core)

TruePath Function (Core)

TString Function (Core)

TypeString Function (Core)

Upper Function (Core)

UpperA Function (Core)

UseBufferedFileStream Function (Core)

UUDecodeLine Function (Core)

UUEncFile Function (Core)

UUEncLine Function (Core)

W2Bin Function (Core)

WorkDir Function (Core)

GetEnv Function

Retrieve the contents of a DOS environment variable.

Namespace: XSharp.Core
Assembly: XSharp.Core (in XSharp.Core.dll) Version: 2.21

Syntax

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 FUNCTION GetEnv(
	cEnvVariable AS STRING
) AS STRING

public static string GetEnv(
	string cEnvVariable
)

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Parameters

cEnvVariable: Type: String
The name of the environment variable whose contents you want to retrieve. (Note that GetEnv() is not case-sensitive.)

Return Value

Type: String
The contents of the specified environment variable.
If the variable cannot be found, GetEnv() returns a NULL_STRING.

Remarks

GetEnv() lets you retrieve information from the DOS environment into an application program. Typically, this is configuration information — including path names — that describe the location of files (database, index, label, or reports). Note: Instead of using environment variables for configuring your application, you may want to consider using registry settings.

Tip
Empty return value: If you are certain that an environment variable exists and yet GetEnv() always returns a NULL_STRING, be sure there are no spaces between the environment variable name and the first character of the string assigned to it in the DOS SET command.

Examples

This example retrieves the current DOS path setting, making it the current X# path:

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1cPath := GetEnv("PATH")
2SET PATH TO (cPath)

This example uses environment variables to configure the specific locations of files. When you set up a system, define environment variables that contain the location of various file types, like this:

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1C>SET LOC_DBF=<paramref name="DatabaseFilePath" />
2C>SET LOC_NTX=<paramref name="IndexFilePath" />
3C>SET LOC_RPT=<paramref name="ReportFilePath" />

In the configuration section of your application program, assign the contents of the environment variables to variables.
Then when you access a file, preface the reference with the path, as follows:

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1cDdfDirectory := GetEnv("LOC_DBF")
2USE (cDdfDirectory + "invoices.dbf")

Reference

Functions, Globals and Defines

XSharp.Core Namespace

QueryRTRegInt(String, String)

QueryRTRegString(String, String)

SetEnv

SetRTRegInt(String, String, DWord)

SetRTRegString(String, String, String)