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From: schultzd@kira.msu.edu (David Schultz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Environment Variables from Desktop...?
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Date: 12 Jul 90 04:43:28 GMT
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I would like to write a TOS application which allows the setting of
environment variables such that a program called from the desktop has
access to them.  Namely, I want to call cc (Sozobon C) from the
desktop.

I was attempting to use the putenv() function, but to no avail:

	error_no = putenv( environment );

/* int error_no */
/* char* environment */
/* environment = (char*)malloc(256*sizeof(char)) */
/* The value of environment is of the form <VARIABLE>=<value> */

This is the first 'useful' thing I've tried to write for my Atari, so
even if it already exists in some form or other I would still like to
get mine working.  Even if only to learn more about how this machine
works... 

thanks...

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	  David W. Schultz (Armaggedon Software Development)

   Michigan State University - Association for Computing Machinery
       schultzd@frith.egr.msu.edu OR schultzd@cpsin.cps.msu.edu