Mapping Services 3.3.1 DML Users Guide DML functions: System getEnv returns the value of an operating system environment variable setEnv replaces the current value of an environment variable with another value runProgram executes the command that is specified in the function parameter The following System functions are available: getEnv getEnv Comment Description getEnv returns the value of an operating system environment variable. Syntax getEnv(environment_variable_name) Return String Parameters environment_variable_name Specify the name of an environment variable. This value is a String. Example getEnv("EnvVar") setEnv setEnv Comment Description setEnv replaces the current value of an environment variable with another value. Syntax setEnv (environment_variable_name, replacement_value Return setEnv does not return a value. Parameters environment_variable_name Specify the name of an environment variable. This value is a String. replacement_value Specify the name of the environment variable that you want to substitute for the current environment variable. This value is a String. Example setEnv("EnvVar", "NewEnvVarValue") runProgram runProgram Comment Description runProgram executes the command that is specified in the function parameter Syntax runProgram(command_name) Return Integer: returns the value that is returned by the command interpreter. Parameters command_name Specify the command to be interpreted. This value is a String. Example runProgram("rename c:\file01.txt file02.txt") Returns the value provided by the command interpreter. Related Links
DML functions: System getEnv returns the value of an operating system environment variable setEnv replaces the current value of an environment variable with another value runProgram executes the command that is specified in the function parameter The following System functions are available: getEnv getEnv Comment Description getEnv returns the value of an operating system environment variable. Syntax getEnv(environment_variable_name) Return String Parameters environment_variable_name Specify the name of an environment variable. This value is a String. Example getEnv("EnvVar") setEnv setEnv Comment Description setEnv replaces the current value of an environment variable with another value. Syntax setEnv (environment_variable_name, replacement_value Return setEnv does not return a value. Parameters environment_variable_name Specify the name of an environment variable. This value is a String. replacement_value Specify the name of the environment variable that you want to substitute for the current environment variable. This value is a String. Example setEnv("EnvVar", "NewEnvVarValue") runProgram runProgram Comment Description runProgram executes the command that is specified in the function parameter Syntax runProgram(command_name) Return Integer: returns the value that is returned by the command interpreter. Parameters command_name Specify the command to be interpreted. This value is a String. Example runProgram("rename c:\file01.txt file02.txt") Returns the value provided by the command interpreter.