Overview

GetSystemEnv retrieves the value of an environment variable.

GetWorkingDir retrieves the current working directory.

SetWorkingDir sets the current working directory.

GetFileInfo retrieves information about a specified file.

Syntax

GetSystemEnv(string varName)
GetWorkingDir()
SetWorkingDir(string path)
GetFileInfo(string filename, string propertyName)

GetSystemEnv

Syntax

GetSystemEnv(string varName)

Parameters

varName The environment variable to retrieve.

Usage

Returns the string associated with the specified environment variable.

Examples: 

val = GetSystemEnv("name")

try
{
    x = Int(GetSystemEnv("someNumber"))
}
catch (err_msg)
{
    x = 0
}

GetWorkingDir

Syntax

GetWorkingDir()

Usage

Returns the full path of the current working directory. The path is guaranteed to have a trailing slash ('\').

SetWorkingDir

Syntax

SetWorkingDir(string path)

Usage

Sets the path to the current working directory.

GetFileInfo

Syntax

GetFileInfo(string filename, string propertyName)

Parameters

filename The name of the file.
propertyName The name of the property to retrieve. Can be one of:
"creationTime" The date and time the file was created.
"modificationTime" The date and time the file was last modified.
"accessTime" The date and time the file was last accessed.

Usage

Returns the property value for the specified file.

Examples: 

filename = "D:\someFile.avi"
AVISource(filename)
Subtitle(GetFileInfo(filename, "creationTime"))

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