Just to be clear, this is the text box in the job configuration page where
I want to use an environment variable.
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On Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 2:19:06 PM UTC-5, ZillaYT wrote:
>
> It should work, but doesn't!
>
> I define my environment variable in Manage Jenkins->System Configuration,
> Global Properties, Environment variables. I use the variable in other jobs
> so I know the variable definition works!
>
> Thanks.
>
> On Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 12:45:18 PM UTC-5, Cuong Tran wrote:
>>
>> Where do you define your "environment variable"?
>>
>> It should work as ${BRANCH_TO_BUILD} if you define BRANCH_TO_BUILD under
>> global environment variables, folder, inside your pipeline, etc.
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 8:56:38 AM UTC-8, ZillaYT wrote:
>>>
>>> Someone suggested using ${env.branchToBuild}, so I tried env.branchToBuild,
>>> $env.branchToBuild, ${env.branchToBuild}, and "${env.branchToBuild}"
>>> all to NO avail.
>>>
>>> On Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 10:26:34 AM UTC-5, ZillaYT wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have a Jenkins Pipeline job which uses "Pipeline script from SCM" as
>>>> my pipeline. One of this block's parameters is "Branch to build" of
>>>> course.
>>>> How can I used an environment variable for the text block? I tried, for
>>>> example , $branchToBuild, ${branchToBuild} or "${branchToBuild}" and
>>>> it just takes those as literal values and does not extrapolate the string.
>>>> I do have that variable defined and use it in other jobs.
>>>>
>>>> Is it just not possible to do this?
>>>>
>>>
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