Re: How do I check to see if an environment variable exists?

2018-11-24 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Stephen MacLean wrote: > Looking to see how I check to see if my standalone was launch via > command line with a parameter? > > I know that when it’s launched via command line with a parameter in > windows, I will see a $0 (Name of executable) and $1 for the > parameter. ... > How would I test

Re: How do I check to see if an environment variable exists?

2018-11-24 Thread Stephen MacLean via use-livecode
Thanks all! I am basically doing what Jacqueline does and check to see if empty and then verify against a list of switches. It does seem strange that we can’t check for the existence of a variable, but this works. Thanks, Steve MacLean > On Nov 24, 2018, at 11:35 AM, J. Landman Gay via

Re: How do I check to see if an environment variable exists?

2018-11-24 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
How would I test to see if the $1 variable exists? I don't check for existence, I only check whether it's empty. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On November 24, 2018 8:04:50 AM bob--- via use-livecode wrote: $# tells

Re: How do I check to see if an environment variable exists?

2018-11-24 Thread bob--- via use-livecode
$# tells you how many parameters there are for a script. Perhaps if $# > 0 then... instead might work (I’ve not tried that). You might find using environment() potentially helps as well. The Dictionary has the details. If neither of those options work let me know. I have another way you could

How do I check to see if an environment variable exists?

2018-11-23 Thread Stephen MacLean via use-livecode
Hi All, Looking to see how I check to see if my standalone was launch via command line with a parameter? I know that when it’s launched via command line with a parameter in windows, I will see a $0 (Name of executable) and $1 for the parameter. Since this is a dual launch able app, double