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Environment

Environment
gives the value of an operating system environment variable.
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  • The values of environment variables are returned by Environment as strings.
  • Environment returns $Failed if it cannot find a value for the operating system variable you requested.
  • The behavior of Environment depends on the computer system you are using.
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