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- SetEnv(V1.3)
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- NAME
- SetEnv - Set or delete an environment variable in the
- ENV: handler.
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- SYNOPSIS
- SetEnv Varname [String]
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- DESCRIPTION
- This command sets or delete the value of environment
- variables using the new ENV: handler introduced by
- Commodore. It takes the name of a variable and the value
- to set it to.
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- An environment variable is a variable that is
- accessable by all tasks. Note that ENV: is currently
- just a directory in RAM:, it is not a true handler. Maybe
- in the furture global environmental varibles may be
- stored in RAM reserved for the system and then
- manipulated by their own device handler, as the local
- environments are.
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- KEYWORDS
- Varname
- The name of the environment variable to set. This is
- the name of the text files stored in the ENV: directory.
- Using the SETENV command copies the text string to this
- file.
- 2.x/3.x has several global variables which are
- automatically set for you, or you can set for yourself.
- These include:
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- Kickstart/Workbench: These variables are created during
- system startup and contain the version numbers of the
- Kickstart and Workbench you are using.
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- Editor: Recognized by some Workbench programs such as
- MORE. If you set this variable to the path name of your
- favorite text editor, MORE allows you to bring up the
- program to edit the current file by pressing Shift-E.
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- [string]
- The text string attached to the environmental
- variable. If there are any spaces in the text then you
- must enclose the entire string in quotes. If there is no
- string specified then an empty string will be copied to
- the variable. 2.x/3.x only: To remove the string then use
- the UNSETENV command.
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- EXAMPLE
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- 1. Copy the name Bar to the environment variable named
- foo:
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- SetEnv Foo Bar
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- 2. To remove a text string associated with the environment
- variable Foo:
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- SetEnv Foo
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