# expandenv

Expands environment-variable strings. (version 4.71 or later)

## Format

    expandenv <strvar> [<strval>]

## Parameters

string variable <strvar>
  The specified string is expanded.
  When the second argument(<strval>) is given, the result expanding the argument stores into the string variable <strvar>.
string <strval> (optional)
  When this argument is given, the result expanding the argument stores into the string variable <strvar>.

## Remarks

The expandenv command expands one or more environment-variable strings(%variableName%) and replaces them with the values for the current user.

## Example

    str = "%WINDIR%\notepad.exe"
    expandenv str
    messagebox str "env"    ; C:\WINDOWS\notepad.exe

    expandenv str "%WINDIR%\notepad.exe"
    messagebox str "env"    ; C:\WINDOWS\notepad.exe

    expandenv str "%test%\notepad.exe"
    messagebox str "env"    ; %test%\notepad.exe

## See also

- getpassword