Re: How do I change Environment variables

["RJP Computing" <rjpcomputing@...>]

On 1/29/07, Robert Raschke <rrlua@tombob.com> wrote:
> For what it's worth, here's how I do putenv() on Windows:
>
> int
> lputenv(lua_State *L)
> {
>         int n = lua_gettop(L);    /* number of arguments */
>         if (n != 1) {
>                 lua_pushstring(L, "wrong number of arguments to function `putenv'");
>                 lua_error(L);
>         } else {
>                 if (_putenv(lua_tostring(L, 1)) != 0) {
>                         lua_pushstring(L, "calling function `putenv' failed");
>                         lua_error(L);
>                 }
>         }
>         return 0;
> }
>
> And then add
>
>         lua_register(L, "putenv", lputenv);
>
> after creating your Lua state and before invoking your Lua program.
> And use it like
>
>         putenv "env_var=value"

Thanks. That is a great example. I will use it later.
--
Regards,
Ryan
RJP Computing