How to permanently aktivate a new EnvironmentVariable

[Henrik Jonsson]

Hi

I tried using SetEnvironmentVariable but the variable is lost when the
applikation is closed.
I want it to stay. Maybe have the possibility to get ridd of it later.

Is there a way to solv this?

/Henrik

[Ray Cernis]

It depends which version of Windows (presumably, since this is a WinApi
group) you're running.

With W2K, for example, "permanent" environment variables are controlled from
the Settings/Control Panel/System/Advanced tab. With W95, I believe
autoexec.bat is still used. (With Linux systems, you change the user's logon
script, or the system startup script, depending on whether you want it
global or local.)

Ray

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[Bas Gooijen]

under nt/2k/xp:

change the variables in the registry, key:
user: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment
system: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
Manager\Environment

then reboot your computer, or call:
SendMessage(HWND_BROADCAST,WM_INICHANGE,0,pchar('Environment'));

under win95/98:
change their values in c:\autoexec.bat, and reboot.

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Bas Gooijen

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