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WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings

Expand an NT environment variable.

Syntax 
      WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings(strString)

Arguments:
      strString is a PROCESS environment variable 
      enclosed with "%" characters

Example

MsgBox "Prompt is " & WshShell.ExpandEnviromentStrings("%PROMPT%")

Note: Variable names are not case-sensitive.

 

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Related commands
:

Environment, read env variables - WshShell.Environment

Equivalent Windows NT command:

SET - Display, set, or remove Windows NT environment variables



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