Set environment variable

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Environment variables are a set of strings that can affect the way running processes and applications will behave on a computer. The strings can contain information about drive, path, file name, etc.:

%DATE% This variable expands to the current date. The date is displayed according to the current user's date format preferences.

%TIME% This variable points to the current time. The time is displayed according to the current user's time format preferences.

%AppData% Contains the full path to the Application Data folder.

%ProgramFiles% This variable points to Program Files directory. The default is C:\Program Files.

%CommonProgramFiles% This variable points to Common Files directory. The default is C:\Program Files\Common Files.

%SystemDrive% This variable value is the drive upon which the system folder was placed.

%USERNAME% This variable displays the active users login.

%WinDir% This variable points to the Windows directory.

More information about environment variables find in the Windows documentation.

You can add, modify, or remove a user environment variables.

Set environment variable

Select the "Set environment variable" item from the Actions list

Environment variables window

To add a new environment variable press Add button and enter the variable name and value.

To remove the variable select it in the variable list and press Delete button.

Condition (on the Actions page only) - see Condition system topic.

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