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Batch script set environment vars?

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Name: jdt
Date: June 10, 2005 at 11:49:07 Pacific
Subject: Batch script set environment vars?
OS: WindowsXP Pro\Linux 2.4.6
CPU/Ram: Intel Pentium III 900MHz

Comment:

I am trying to get Apache ant to work on Windows, the problem is that I have to
set environment variables, like so, set ANT_HOME=c:\ant, (you call those environment variables, right) and I have succesfully got ant working on Linux, but that is because changes made to environment variables in Linux are persistent, whereas ones on the command-line in Windows are not. Anyway, I was thinking, could I write a batch script to set the environment up, then launch cmd.exe?
Or, is there a way to get the changes to environment variables to be persistent. I have no experience with batch programming, but I have programming experience otherwise.
Thanks.
jdt

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Response Number 1

Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: June 10, 2005 at 22:48:14 Pacific

Reply: (edit)

Hi jdt,
The line for a bat is simple. But as you say, that var is only accessable in that shell.
Try putting your set line in autoexec.bat in the root of the boot drive.

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Response Number 2

Name: dtech10
Date: June 11, 2005 at 05:20:11 Pacific

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Hi jdt
1, Right click "My Computer"
2, Select "Properties"
3, Select "Advanced" tab
4, Click on "Environment Variables"
Here you can set your own variables.

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Response Number 3

Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: June 11, 2005 at 05:36:42 Pacific

Reply: (edit)

Hi dtech,
Good one.
I must have been having a señor moment.
:0)

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