Re: perl "system" command / trouble with path env variable

Zefram schreef:

> say "$HOME" instead of "~", because
any shell will
> expand "$HOME" anywhere in a word:

On Windows you could use "%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%" 
(can have embedded spaces). There is also USERPROFILE.

C:>perl -wle "print
qq{"$ENV$ENV"}"
"C:Documents and Settingsdruid"

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On 10/20/07, Dr.Ruud <rvtol+newsisolution.nl> wrote:
> Zefram schreef:
>
> > say "$HOME" instead of "~",
because any shell will
> > expand "$HOME" anywhere in a word:
>
> On Windows you could use
"%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%"
> (can have embedded spaces). There is also USERPROFILE.
>
> C:>perl -wle "print
qq{"$ENV$ENV"}"
> "C:Documents and Settingsdruid"

Yes and when stored in the registry they are expanded when a
process
is started for its personal env.

Yves

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