GetEnvironmentVariable Method

GetEnvironmentVariable Method

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Location

My.Application.GetEnvironmentVariable

Syntax

     Dim result As String = My.Application.GetEnvironmentVariable(name) 

name (required; String)

The name of the environment variable value to return

Description

The GetEnvironmentVariable method returns the value of the named Windows environment variable.

Usage at a Glance

• An exception is thrown if an invalid or unknown name is used.

• An exception is thrown if the current user lacks sufficient security privileges to query environment variables.

Example

The following example displays the value of the triggerValue environment variable.

     Try        MsgBox("Application triggered at " & _           My.Application.GetEnvironmentVariable("TriggerValue"))     Catch ex As System.ArgumentException        MsgBox("Trigger value not configured.")     End Try 

Related Framework Entries

• System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable Method

See Also

Application Object, CommandLineArgs Property