Add Environment variable in C/C++

Kattoor · #1 (**permalink**) 04-30-2009

Hi Friends,

Can anybody help me out to add an environment variable in a C program.

Actually I need to open a log file in the program.So the log file path I need to take as an environment variable.

Can anybody help me out?

Thanks in Advance...!

vino · #2 (**permalink**) 04-30-2009

Do you have any code snippet that you have already written ?

You need to use getenv. Look into man getenv. It explains what to do.

Kattoor · #3 (**permalink**) 04-30-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by vino

Do you have any code snippet that you have already written ?

You need to use getenv. Look into man getenv. It explains what to do.

Ya got it...

Thanks a lot..!

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