Question: User Environment is there a command?

[commenti]

Hello,

I´ve a question regarding making an environment entry.

I thought EnvSet would be for what I need but in the helpfile I read:

Remarks

A environment variable set in this way will only be accessible to programs that AutoIt spawns (Run, RunWait). Once AutoIt closes, the variables will cease to exist.

I need to set some user enviroment variables, eg. pathes and so on in a login script. These should be avaible to all programms the user starts, not only for one programm that I start from within autoit.

Is there a function in autoit that does this? I searched the helpfile + the forum and did not find an answer to that.

If there really is no function for that, I´ll have to modify directly the registry key entrys in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment

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[ezzetabi]

SETX

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techi...ting/setx-o.asp

[commenti]

Hi ezzetabi,

thank you for suggesting me:

SETX

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techi...ting/setx-o.asp

But I don´t wanna use ist, reason: I have to install it on every computer or at least copying it itsself to the logonshare. I don´t wanna do that. My question was not how to set enviroment variables for the user, my question was if there is a function in AutoIt that is for this task. But thanks anyway.

Ok, seems there ist no internal function in AutoIt so I´ll do it this way:

example how to use the function:

setuserenv ("autoitisgreatpath=c:\autoitforever\")

And here is the short function I made to do this in autoit. (I just asked, because I wanted to know if I accidently did not find a intern autoit function to do that, I don´t wanted to invent the wheel two times )

Func setuserenv ($nameandvalue)
   $name=stringmid($nameandvalue,1,StringInStr ( $nameandvalue, "=",1)-1)
   $value=stringmid($nameandvalue,StringInStr ( $nameandvalue, "=",1)+1,256)
   RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment", $name, "REG_EXPAND_SZ", $value)
   EnvUpdate ( )
EndFunc

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[Nutster]

Which OS are you using? You need to put the environment variables into the AutoExec.bat of the computer.

Set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Utilities

I do not know if this works on anything past Windows ME.

[ezzetabi]

It wont. It works at most in WinME if you are using the realdos patch.

[ezzetabi]

But I don´t wanna use ist, reason: I have to install it on every computer or at least copying it itsself to the logonshare. I don´t wanna do that.

I am afraid that the mother microsoft confused you.

There is no need for installing for SETX. Just install it once. Save the setx.exe file somewhere and uninstall the rubbish MS want you install and keep the only file needed setx.exe .

Done this, Fileinstall setx... use it and delete it. Any computer that can execute the autoit compiled file will also can use setx.

[commenti]

Hello,

@Nutster thanks for the suggestion but this does not work under Win2000 and XP. (I am using these and I need it for a loginscript).

@ezzetabi Hm, I think you are right that MS confused me with the setup for setx. But I don´t need it anymore anyway. My short function works well, I allready tried it out. Why fileinstalling a third party program if you can do it not that difficult in AutoIt itsself with a short udf? My short udf only takes 6 lines and works with Win 2K and WinXP. (Thats what I need for my login script). As I allready wrote the reason I posted the question in the first time was, I wanted to know if there was allready a build in function for this that I did not find. But perhaps I find a use for setx for something else. So thank you anyway.

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[emmanuel]

I set system environment variables in the registry... hmmm.. .. where did I last do that? Don't know, but I do it by added to both CurrentControlSet and ControlSet001:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager\Environment

As that is where a variable shows when you manually add them. To have it be in effect durring the current script, use envset.

[ezzetabi]

But perhaps I find a use for setx for something else. So thank you anyway.

You are welcome

[sugi]

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager\Environment

Usually CurrentControlSet should be enough.

As far as I remember ControlSetNNN is for the different hardware profiles that can be created. CurrentControlSet only exists while Windows is running, so there are two possibilities: CurrentControlSet is only a link to the active ControlSetNNN (like HKEY_CURRENT_USER) or it's a copy.

So as long as you don't need to care about different hardware profiles just use CurrentControlSet.

[commenti]

Hello,

I wanted to set the enviroment for the current user not for the whole maschine. If I use

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment

then I am setting the enviroment for the whole maschine. The bigger problem would be that a normal user has no right to write to this part of the registry. (admin rights needed, not usefull in normal loginscripts if you want avoid runas if possible for security reasons)

So I think:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment

as I use it in my small setuserenv function (see my posts bevor) is fine.

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[FrankB]

Howdy commenti,

I have to say, I have tried many ways to set the environment variables for the users log on and yours is the best solution to date. When I finish the script I will post it so that everyone say what they think use it whatever. Thanks so much!!!!