SETENV Process

To access this process:

Enter "SETENV" into the Command Line and press <ENTER>.
Display the Find Command screen, locate SETENV and click Run.

See this process in the Command Table.

Process Overview

Updates the environment with new variables.

SETENV copies environment file data from a system file or the keyboard to a temporary file, then merges the temporary file with the current environment set of environment variables.

Example

1.Reading from an environment system file:-

!SETENV    @PRINT=0.0SYSFILE>MENU.ENV <return>

2. Reading from the keyboard:-

!SETENV    @PRINT=0.0SYSFILE><return>ENV>G_FONT=MEDIUM,25ENV><return>

Error and Warning Messages

>>>

SYSTEM FILE DOES NOT EXIST <<<

The environment system file name supplied was not found (e.g. incorrect path). Fatal; the process is exited.

>>>

CANNOT OPEN TEMPORARY FILE ffffffff <<<

A system error has occurred when trying to open the temporary environment file ffffffff (e.g. disk full). Fatal; the process is exited.

>>>

UNEXPECTED ERROR READING ENVIRONMENT SPECIFICATIONS <<<

The format of one or more environment variables is not correctly defined (e.g. corrupted data in the system file). Fatal; the process is exited.