Couldn't able to set the environment variables

[NarVish]

Hi I'm trying to set envronment variables programatically using below code. But its failed to set the environment variables.

System.Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", "C:\Dev");

Thanks in advance

[Daniel Grondal]

Do you see any error messages?

//daniel

[Ravi Bhavnani]

One thing I see wrong is your specification of the directory.  Try:

System.Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", @"C:\\Dev");

/ravi

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[NarVish]

No, its not giving any error messages

[NarVish]

Even though its not working

[PIEBALDconsult]

Per the documentation: "Creates, modifies, or deletes an environment variable stored in the current process." (Emphasis mine) If you expect the settings to remain in place after the program completes, you'll be disappointed.

[Ravi Bhavnani]

Following on PIEBALDconsult's reply, specify EnvironmentVariableTarget.User as the target if you want the environment variable to be set after your process ends. /ravi

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[Daniel Grondal]

So, how do you know its failing? Do you attempt to read it once set or?

//daniel

[NarVish]

yes, I've seen system environment variables in my computer properties. those were not set