Environment variables when using system(...) command

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From: Stephan A. Puga
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 19:45

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If an environment variable is set before a program is run and the
program makes use of the system(...) command, how can I use the
environment variable in the system command?  I am writing a program
to be used on a network and there is a variable "username" set
before the program is run (this variable by the way is very
important to how WordPerfect 5.1 runs on the network), my program
invokes WP51 and tries to pass it the username variable, but it
doesn't work!  Is there no way I can get the new "local" command
shell to use the same "old" command shell's variables?

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Subject: Environment variables when using system(...) command
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