| If there is an easier/better way, I'm all ears. Use the variable $^O which contains the name of the operating system. It's "MSWin32" for Windows, for example.
if( $^O eq 'MSWin32' ) { # ... } else { # ... } Hope this helps. -- Marcus | -----Original Message----- | From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] | Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 2:15 PM | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Subject: accessing environment variables | | | How do I access Windows environment vars? | | I want to be able to test whether I'm in Windows or Linux, | and this seems | like a good way to do it. | | If there is an easier/better way, I'm all ears. | | Thanks | Greg | -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]