How can I get System variable value in Java?

How can I get the System Variable value which is present in MyComputer -> Properties -> Advanced -> Environment Variables -> System Variables in Java? Edit I have used System.getenv() method. It is printing value if I give System.out.println(System.getenv(“JAVA_HOME”)); and it is showing null value if I try the same for system variable created by … Read more

Setting a system environment variable from a Windows batch file?

Is it possible to set a environment variable at the system level from a command prompt in Windows 7 (or even XP for that matter). I am running from an elevated command prompt. When I use the set command (set name=value), the environment variable seems to be only valid for the session of the command … Read more

What is a good practice to check if an environmental variable exists or not?

I want to check my environment for the existence of a variable, say “FOO”, in Python. For this purpose, I am using the os standard library. After reading the library’s documentation, I have figured out 2 ways to achieve my goal: Method 1: if “FOO” in os.environ: pass Method 2: if os.getenv(“FOO”) is not None: … Read more