Change environment setting path

[bart.hernalsteen]

Hi,
I want to read the envorinment setting "path" and then on certain
conditions change this setting.
ex path : "%SystemRoot%\s ystem32;%System Root%;%SystemRo ot%
\System32\Wbem; C:\Program Files\Symantec\ pcAnywhere\;"

I want to add some folders to the path and delete some.
But when i read the path all the system variables "ex. "%SystemRoo t%\"
are converted to the exact folder
I store this in a string and change the string an then write to string
to the registry.
But i lose the "%SystemRoo t%" variables in my path.

The registry key is a REG_EXPAND_SZ key
readValue = My.Computer.Reg istry.GetValue _
("HKEY_LOCAL_MA CHINE\SYSTEM\Cu rrentControlSet \Control\Sessio n
Manager\Environ ment", "Path", Nothing)

Some advice ?

[kimiraikkonen]

On Apr 17, 10:33*pm, bart.hernalst.. [e-mail] wrote:

Hi,
I want to read the envorinment setting "path" and then on certain
conditions change this setting.
ex path : "%SystemRoot%\s ystem32;%System Root%;%SystemRo ot%
\System32\Wbem; C:\Program Files\Symantec\ pcAnywhere\;"

I want to add some folders to the path and delete some.
But when i read the path all the system variables "ex. "%SystemRoo t%\"
are converted to the exact folder
I store this in a string and change the string an then write to string
to the registry.
But i lose the "%SystemRoo t%" variables in my path.

The registry key is a REG_EXPAND_SZ key
readValue = My.Computer.Reg istry.GetValue _
* * * * ("HKEY_LOCAL_MA CHINE\SYSTEM\Cu rrentControlSet \Control\Sessio n
Manager\Environ ment", "Path", Nothing)

Some advice ?

Hi,
This may help in maintaining your code:
http://www.freevbcode.com/ShowCode.asp?ID=8293

HTH,

Onur

[zimans]

On 17 apr, 22:15, kimiraikkonen <kimiraikkone.. [e-mail] e:

On Apr 17, 10:33*pm, bart.hernalst.. [e-mail] wrote:

Hi,
I want to read the envorinment setting "path" and then on certain
conditions change this setting.
ex path : "%SystemRoot%\s ystem32;%System Root%;%SystemRo ot%
\System32\Wbem; C:\Program Files\Symantec\ pcAnywhere\;"

I want to add some folders to the path and delete some.
But when i read the path all the system variables "ex. "%SystemRoo t%\"
are converted to the exact folder
I store this in a string and change the string an then write to string
to the registry.
But i lose the "%SystemRoo t%" variables in my path.

The registry key is a REG_EXPAND_SZ key
readValue = My.Computer.Reg istry.GetValue _
* * * * ("HKEY_LOCAL_MA CHINE\SYSTEM\Cu rrentControlSet \Control\Sessio n
Manager\Environ ment", "Path", Nothing)

Some advice ?

Hi,
This may help in maintaining your code:http://www.freevbcode.com/ShowCode.asp?ID=8293

HTH,

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Hi,
My code is working.
I don't think i would have found this without your help
Thank you very much
Bart