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EnvironmentVariables.Value

Queries value of an environment variable.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
EnvironmentVariables 5.1 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
MBS( "EnvironmentVariables.Value"; Name )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example
Name The name of the environment variable. "test"

Result

Returns text or error.

Description

Queries value of an environment variable.

Examples

Query user name on Mac:

MBS( "EnvironmentVariables.Value"; "USER" )

Query user name on Windows:

MBS( "EnvironmentVariables.Value"; "USERNAME" )

Query app data path on Windows:

MBS( "EnvironmentVariables.Value"; "APPDATA" )

Query language on FileMaker Cloud:

MBS( "EnvironmentVariables.Value"; "LANG" )

See also

Example Databases

Blog Entries

This function is free to use.

Created 8th April 2015, last changed 10th December 2017


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