Can environment variables be used in the folder path?

06 Jan 2009

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	Can environment variables be used in the folder path?

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Q: Can environment variables be used in the folder path when running under Windows XP?

Ans: Yes, environment variables are supported from v1.89.

You can place variables like the following on folder paths:
Variable	Typical value (May vary, depending on system)
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%	`C:\Documents and Settings\All Users`
%APPDATA%	`C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Application Data`
%COMPUTERNAME%	{computername}
%HOMEDRIVE%	`C:`
%HOMEPATH%	`\Documents and Settings\{username}`
%PROGRAMFILES%	Directory containing program files, usually `C:\Program Files`
%SYSTEMDRIVE%	The drive containing the Windows XP root directory, usually C:
%SYSTEMROOT%	The Windows XP root directory, usually `C:\Windows`
%TEMP% and %TMP%	`C:\DOCUME~1\{username}\LOCALS~1\Temp`
%USERNAME%	{username}
%USERPROFILE%	`C:\Documents and Settings\{username}`
%WINDIR%	`C:\Windows`