Article: Q43428
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.1,6.0,6.00a,6.00ax,7.0; OS/2:5.1,6.0,6.00a; WINDOWS:1.0,1.5; WINDOWS NT:1.0,2.
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Keyword(s): kbcode kbCRT kbVC100 kbVC150 kbVC200 kbVC400 kbVC500 kbVC600
Last Modified: 22-JUL-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- The C Run-Time (CRT), included with:
- Microsoft C for MS-DOS, versions 5.1, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0ax
- Microsoft C for OS/2, versions 5.1, 6.0, 6.0a
- Microsoft C/C++ for MS-DOS, version 7.0
- Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, 16-bit edition, versions 1.0, 1.5
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, versions 1.0, 2.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0
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SUMMARY
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The environ variable is an array of pointers to the strings that constitute the
process's environment. The C startup code takes the environment information and
initializes the environ variable to point to the environment table. The function
getenv() uses the environ variable to access the environment table. environ can
be used to obtain the environment table address directly.
The following program prints out the address of the beginning of the environment
table and the PATH environment variable:
Sample Code
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#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
char *path;
void main (void)
{
path = getenv( "PATH" );
printf( "path: %s\nenviron: %x\n", path, environ );
}
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbcode kbCRT kbVC100 kbVC150 kbVC200 kbVC400 kbVC500 kbVC600
Technology : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbCRT
Version : MS-DOS:5.1,6.0,6.00a,6.00ax,7.0; OS/2:5.1,6.0,6.00a; WINDOWS:1.0,1.5; WINDOWS NT:1.0,2.0,4.0,5.0
Issue type : kbinfo
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