[Coco] OS-9 environment variables?

[Gene Heskett]

On Thursday 16 April 2009, Willard Goosey wrote:
>On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 05:02:51PM -0500, Allen Huffman wrote:
>> WILLARD:
>> >getenv() and setenv() in the cgfx library read/write "environment
>> >variables" from /dd/sys/env.file
>>
>> Willard shoots and scores! I did not know CGFX had those calls, though
>> during my CoCO days, I have never heard of getenv() and setenv().
>> INTERESTING!
>>
>> Is that the stock Tandy version of CGFX, or the third party one?
>
>Someday I'll learn to check my facts before I open my mouth an insert
>my foot. :-(
>
>They're getenv() and putenv() in CGFX7.  I've never actually used the
>original cgfx. ;-)  I just assumed they were in the stock one.
>
>I've used getenv().  The docs say putenv() writes back to the file,
>but I haven't tried it.
>
>A cheer for Mike Sweet, who added all the stuff that should have been
>in CGFX in the first place!

Amen.  I just wish Mike and I got along better.

>Willard


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