Re: Whats the %=C:% environment variable used for ?

Frank,

>  Current working directory, to be precise.

Nope, thats something else.

>  Google, which you apparently don't want to use,

Some years ago Google stopped wanting to work with my non-javascript 
browser.  Who's choice was that ?

> says (amongst others):
>
> "The %=C:% environment variable in Windows is a hidden, special
> system-wide variable that stores the current working directory
> for the C: drive.

Its certainly not system-wide.

> that allows the command processor (cmd.exe)

Ah, just for the command-processor processes.  That makes more sense.

> Here are the key details about %=C:%:
[snip]

That explains nothing about its usage.

> "If you change drives, other variables like %=D:%, %=E:%, etc.,
> are created for those respective drives.".

In the command-processor process the change is made in (iow: nothing "system 
wide" about it).  Yeah, I noticed.


Bottom line :
The question still stands : What is the "=C:" environment variable used for 
?

Regards,
Rudy Wieser