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Environment Variables in OpenVMS

In OpenVMS, you use environment variables to define the local environment for the running of a command. You can add, update, and delete OpenVMS environment variables.

Program files can access environment variables using the getenv() function. Batch files can access environment variables by using the variable name and the trailing percent sign.

For example, you can set the MYDIR environment variable to alpha$dka200:[export]u1 in the Environment Variables page of the OpenVMS dialog.

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Specify Environment Variables