Thank you! My notes say I tried that already, but I tried it again and it works! I've spent hours trying to find out the correct syntax.
On Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:47:01 PM UTC-4 Chad Wilson wrote: > Specifically for windows tasks, "*<arg>%GO_PIPELINE_COUNTER%</arg>*" > should work, since Windows commands are executed via exec > > > https://docs.gocd.org/current/faq/dev_use_current_revision_in_build.html#2-using-an-environment-variable-in-a-custom-command-on-windows > > If that's not working, I'll take a look - might need to update the > documentation at the very least. If it's not working, I have a suspicion I > know what "broke" it - there were MANY issues earlier with spaces and > quoting and arg splitting on Windows and a side effect of fixes for those > *might* have been to affect this. :-) > > There will be workarounds involving using cmd /c /s or powershell directly > so ensure you get a variable for the "shell" to interpolate, but maybe we > start with trying to see whether it works "as documented". > > -Chad > > On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 8:50 AM Michael Foster <msf...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'm using GoCD in Windows environments, and trying to use the standard >> environment variable GO_PIPELINE_COUNTER to enumerate things distinctly. >> But I can't get any standard environment variable to work, such as with >> this kind of command: >> ``` >> <jobs> >> <job name="PullAndUpdate"> >> <tasks> >> <exec command="echo"> >> <arg>${env.GO_PIPELINE_COUNTER}</arg> >> <runif status="passed" /> >> </exec> >> ``` >> I've tried with and without braces and parentheses, and with $ and % (# >> is apparently only for parameters), and with and without "env.". Anything I >> try just gives me the literal text as output. >> >> Is there any way to actually USE the standard environment variables >> within a pipeline? >> >> >> Thank you!!! Michael F. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "go-cd" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to go-cd+un...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/2271247d-94f9-4800-b10d-3c00e0c3029en%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/2271247d-94f9-4800-b10d-3c00e0c3029en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "go-cd" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to go-cd+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/dc9fe47e-fcf7-4d18-a7c4-51201db06bf7n%40googlegroups.com.
