A reserved word that sets or gets an environment variable stored in the user's notes.ini file (Windows, OS/2, and UNIX) or Notes Preferences file (Macintosh).

Syntax

ENVIRONMENT variable := textValue ;

Usage

To get the value of an environment variable, use @Environment. To set the value of an environment variable, you can also use @Environment, or you can use @SetEnvironment.

For Web applications, use predefined field names to gather information about the Web user's environment by requesting Common Gateway Interface (CGI) environment variables.

Language cross-reference

Environ function of LotusScript language

GetEnvironmentValue method of LotusScript NotesSession class

GetEnvironmentString method of LotusScript NotesSession class

SetEnvironmentVar method of LotusScript NotesSession class

getEnvironmentValue method of Java Session class

getEnvironmentString method of Java Session class

setEnvironmentVar method of Java Session class

Example
See Also

Getting and setting environment variables
@SetEnvironment
@Environment
@Functions with ECL security
Using reserved words

Glossary