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Just a quick question: Does Environ() work on all OS's? Also, does it require any specific dll's or ocx's that non-VB users might not have?
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08-18-2004, 07:05 AM
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I think so.
About the libraries... if you're gonna distribute some program I recommend you to make an installer. This way you'll be sure it'll work in every computer.
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08-18-2004, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by cRazEYgUy
Just a quick question: Does Environ() work on all OS's? Also, does it require any specific dll's or ocx's that non-VB users might not have?
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I believe that the Environ() functoin will work on any Win32 OS, however, not every OS will have the same environment variables, so you shouldn't rely on "standard" envirnoment variables. |
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Environ does not work on Win 9x platforms; only on NT class machines.
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08-18-2004, 11:33 AM
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Environ does not work on Win 9x platforms; only on NT class machines.
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Well, I think paths as Environ("USERPROFILE"), Environ("ALLUSERSPROFILE"), Environ("APPDATA"), etc... don't work under Win9x beacuse THESE are from NT. But the rest Environ("HOMEDRIVE") must work on every Windows... I guess... |
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08-18-2004, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by cRazEYgUy
Just a quick question: Does Environ() work on all OS's? Also, does it require any specific dll's or ocx's that non-VB users might not have?
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You lost me on the title of this tread man... What is the meaning of it? 
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If Environ("Tread_Title") <> ls_ThreadDiscussion Then
MsgBox "So tell me exactly what is is I SHOULD know..."
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08-18-2004, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by charlie
Well, I think paths as Environ("USERPROFILE"), Environ("ALLUSERSPROFILE"), Environ("APPDATA"), etc... don't work under Win9x beacuse THESE are from NT. But the rest Environ("HOMEDRIVE") must work on every Windows... I guess...
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My Bad. Environ does work on win9x platforms, however, while my win2K box has some 38 items, a neighbors win98 box had but 15, and of these, only 5 had the same name as on win2K. These 5 were Tmp, Temp, COMSPEC, windir, and PATH. |
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08-18-2004, 12:25 PM
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Environ() only produces 28 items on my 2kbox.
I have an exe on my desktop I use one in a while for quick reference.
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My Bad. Environ does work on win9x platforms, however, while my win2K box has some 38 items, a neighbors win98 box had but 15, and of these, only 5 had the same name as on win2K. These 5 were Tmp, Temp, COMSPEC, windir, and PATH.
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Correct, both OSes have environmental variables. However, WindowsNT generates several of its own (such as HOMEPATH, etc), where Windows 9x (which is really a bundled MS-Win v4.x + MS-DOS v7.x) doesn't have any of it's own variables, so it relies on the under-lying DOS to provide variables. And since DOS doesn't use winNT variables such as HOMEPATH, NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS, etc, then it doesn't provide these to the GUI (windows 4.x)
The point is still the same:
Yes, the Environ() function will return whatever environmental variables your systems has. But don't rely on a "standard" variable to be there, because not all OSes use/have the same variables.
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I have an exe on my desktop I use one in a while for quick reference.
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nice.
Other ways to view the environment:
From a command prompt: Type SET
From the GUI: My Computer, Properties, Advanced tab, Environment Variables button |
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