SETP - Write or display environment variable in another process

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Purpose:

Create, modify, or display an environment variable in another process

Format:

SETP pid [/P /R filename] var[=value]

pid	Process ID, or the window title, or the task name

var	The variable name to set. If you are displaying matching variables, the name can contain wildcards.

value

The value of the variable

/P	Pause after displaying each page

/R	Read variables and values from a file

See also UNSETP.

Usage:

SETP works by injecting a dll into the specified process and executing a command in that dll to set the environment variable. Depending on your Windows configuration, you may need to be running an elevated session for SETP to work.

Example:

Set a variable in the process whose window title begins with "ABC":

setp