WSH » wshshell » Environment
- Syntax:
- WshShell.Environment([strType])
The Environment property is read only and returns a WshEnvironment object.
The
Environment property returns the WshEnvironment object.
The optional parameter strType can be either "System", "User",
"Volatile", or "Process". If strType is omitted, this property
retrieves the "System" environment variables in Microsoft Windows 2000
or the "Process" environment variables in Windows 95/98.
The following table lists some of the variables that are
provided with the Windows operating system. None of these variables are
available from the "Volatile" environment type.
| Name | Description | Windows 2000 | Windows 95/98 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| System | User | Process | Process | ||
| NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS | Number of processors running on the machine. | X | X | ||
| PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE | Processor type of the user's workstation. | X | X | ||
| PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER | Processor ID of the user's workstation. | X | X | ||
| PROCESSOR_LEVEL | Processor level of the user's workstation. | X | X | ||
| PROCESSOR_VERSION | Processor version of the user's workstation. | X | X | ||
| OS | Operating system on the user's workstation. | X | X | ||
| COMSPEC | Executable file for the command prompt (typically cmd.exe). | X | X | X | |
| HOMEDRIVE | Primary local drive (typically the C drive). | X | |||
| HOMEPATH | Default directory for users (Typically \users\default in Windows2000). | X | |||
| PATH | PATH environment variable. | X | X | X | X |
| PATHEXT | Extensions for executable files (typically .com, .exe, .bat, or .cmd). | X | X | ||
| PROMPT | Command prompt (typically $P$G). | X | X | ||
| SYSTEMDRIVE | Local drive on which the system directory resides (typically c:\). | X | |||
| SYSTEMROOT | System directory (for example, c:\winnt). This is the same as WINDIR. | X | |||
| WINDIR | System directory (for example, c:\winnt). This is the same as SYSTEMROOT. | X | X | X | |
| TEMP | Directory for storing temporary files (for example, c:\temp). | X | X | X | |
| TMP | Directory for storing temporary files (for example, c:\temp). | X | X | X | |
Examples
Code:
Set WshShell =
WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set objEnv =
WshShell.Environment("System")
WScript.Echo objEnv("OS")Output:
WINDOWS_NTExplanation:
This VBScript code retrieves the operating system on the current system and echoes the result to the user.
Language(s): VBScript
