RE: Getting the user environment variable::Need help

2001-08-07 Thread William Kaufman
1) This isn't a Tomcat question: if you'd done the same in a java application, you'd have found the same thing. There are forums, newsgroups, and mailing lists for Java questions. 2) You're confusing environment variables with properties. Properties are defined either by loading them from a

RE: Getting the user environment variable::Need help

2001-08-07 Thread Tim O'Neil
That said, do this: Properties props = System.getProperties(); props.put(MYVAR, MYVALUE); System.setProperties(props); Then later on in your program you can get the value to your hearts content. Or even in another class or package. Or use a wrapper to load shell variables. But if all you want

Re: Getting the user environment variable::Need help

2001-08-07 Thread Nilanjan Das
Hi, I basically want to load the shell variables. Can you tell me how I can do that? What is the wrapper class all about you mentioned? Thanks for your help. Thanks, Nilanjan *** Tim O'Neil wrote: That said, do this:

Re: Getting the user environment variable::Need help

2001-08-07 Thread Tim O'Neil
You write a shell script that loads the variable into a java parameter to the jvm; #!/bin/sh java -DMYVAR=$MYVAR myCoolClass Use the root shell if possible, not the k shell, your code below looked like K Shell parlance. At 09:41 AM 8/7/2001, you wrote: Hi, I basically want to load the shell