ExpandEnvironmentStrings Method
Returns an environment variable's expanded value.
Syntax
object.ExpandEnvironmentStrings(strString)
Arguments
object
WshShell object.strString
String value indicating the name of the environment variable you want to expand.
Remarks
The ExpandEnvironmentStrings method expands environment variables defined in the PROCESS environment space only. Environment variable names, which must be enclosed between "%" characters, are not case-sensitive.
Legacy Code Example
The following code expands the Windows Directory environment variable and displays it:
set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WScript.Echo "WinDir is " & WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%WinDir%")
var WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell");
WScript.Echo("WinDir is " + WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%WinDir%"));