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Environment
Environment
["
var
"]
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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