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In article <1992Sep1.194508.10559@sactoh0.sac.ca.us> sap@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Stephan A. Puga) writes:
>Subject: Environment variables when using system(...) command
>From: sap@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Stephan A. Puga)
>Date: Tue, 1 Sep 92 19:45:08 GMT

>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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     You need to set variables in the parent-process environment, but there 
are no DOS int calls to let you do that.  You can trace back through the 
PSP's to find the parent-process environment block, though.

     We had the same problem, motivated by WP 5.1 in exactly the same way.
I wrote a program called "envtrim" to trim environment variable names for 
Netware use (specifically for WP).  I have uploaded envtrim.zip to
wsmr-simtel20.army.mil (just yesterday, actually, so it may not be available 
yet).  The distribution package contains the Turbo C source and makefile, 
the .exe file, and a user man page.  I think it'll solve exactly the problem 
you're trying to solve.


                                           David Tod
					   Wesleyan University