topic Re: VIX PERL RunProgramInGuest, environment variables question... in VIX API Discussions https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VIX-API-Discussions/VIX-PERL-RunProgramInGuest-environment-variables-question/m-p/1501135#M1714 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You can't depend on environment variables being set when doing a RunProgramInGuest, and it appears that cmd.exe returns the literal string if the env var isn't valid.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 May 2007 17:14:48 GMT lemke 2007-05-09T17:14:48Z VIX PERL RunProgramInGuest, environment variables question... https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VIX-API-Discussions/VIX-PERL-RunProgramInGuest-environment-variables-question/m-p/1501134#M1713 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I was wondering why certain environment variables aren't getting set. </P><P></P><P>One environment variable I need is %USERNAME%. </P><P></P><P>When I have remotely turn on cmd.exe, and I issue the command:</P><P></P><P>echo %USERNAME%</P><P></P><P>it returns "%USERNAME%</P><P></P><P>When I open a new instance of cmd.exe, from the start menu and type in the same command. I get "hbobuild" which was the username I used in the previous step of LoginGuest.</P><P></P><P>Anybody know why this is happening?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 May 2007 15:26:56 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VIX-API-Discussions/VIX-PERL-RunProgramInGuest-environment-variables-question/m-p/1501134#M1713 Nickker22 2007-05-09T15:26:56Z Re: VIX PERL RunProgramInGuest, environment variables question... https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VIX-API-Discussions/VIX-PERL-RunProgramInGuest-environment-variables-question/m-p/1501135#M1714 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You can't depend on environment variables being set when doing a RunProgramInGuest, and it appears that cmd.exe returns the literal string if the env var isn't valid.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 May 2007 17:14:48 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VIX-API-Discussions/VIX-PERL-RunProgramInGuest-environment-variables-question/m-p/1501135#M1714 lemke 2007-05-09T17:14:48Z