Journal Code to open URL from ENV VAR

Submitted by baschuve on Thu, 10/12/2017 - 07:16
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Hello, I would like to create an NX Journal script, that opens a specific URL, based on an existing System Environment Variable. Is this possible? This is needed because the Sys Env Var will change based on configuration. I know how to create Journal to a specific URL, just not how to read Env Var that launches URL. Thank you.

Example: With existing Sys Env Var: PDM_URL=www.ourpdm.com, etc.. Create NX Journal to read "PDM_URL" and open browser in defined URL.

NXJournaling - Thu, 10/12/2017 - 07:34

The .net framework provides the .ExpandEnvironmentVariables() method to get access to the value of an environment variable. In your case, it would look something like:

Dim myValue as string
myValue = Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables("%PDM_URL%")

The variable "myValue" would then have the value of the "PDM_URL" environment variable.

MSDN reference:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.environment.expandenviro...(v=vs.110).aspx?cs-save-lang=1&cs-lang=vb#code-snippet-1

baschuve - Thu, 10/12/2017 - 08:39

Thank you! That works well!