ProcessStartInfo.EnvironmentVariables Property (System.Diagnostics)

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/.NET Framework 3.5

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.NET Framework Class Library

ProcessStartInfo..::.EnvironmentVariables Property

Gets search paths for files, directories for temporary files, application-specific options, and other similar information.

Namespace: System.Diagnostics
Assembly: System (in System.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public ReadOnly Property EnvironmentVariables As StringDictionary

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As ProcessStartInfo
Dim value As StringDictionary

value = instance.EnvironmentVariables

public StringDictionary EnvironmentVariables { get; }

Visual C++

public:
property StringDictionary^ EnvironmentVariables {
    StringDictionary^ get ();
}

JScript

public function get EnvironmentVariables () : StringDictionary

Property Value

Type: System.Collections.Specialized..::.StringDictionary
A StringDictionary that provides environment variables that apply to this process and child processes. The default is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

Although you cannot set the EnvironmentVariables property, you can modify the StringDictionary returned by the property. For example, the following code adds a TempPath environment variable: myProcess.StartInfo.EnvironmentVariables.Add("TempPath", "C:\\Temp"). You must set the UseShellExecute property to false to start the process after changing the EnvironmentVariables property. If UseShellExecute is true, an InvalidOperationException is thrown when the Start method is called.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Reference

ProcessStartInfo Class

ProcessStartInfo Members

System.Diagnostics Namespace