[Bush2000]

Actually, you can. The environment variable is exploded when you make a file call.

Uh, no, it's not. My test app invokes a call to CreateFile() and it returns file not found -- and your assertion is inconsistent with the API docs. But what do I know -- I'm only compiling real code. You? You're just shooting off your mouth.

[adam_az]

OK, you COULD use it in a vbscript, batch, or other active scripting goodie which is default installed on Windows systems, and which are treated as executables by default.

Your mention of CreateFile is a strawman, it's not one I mentioned.

You still could always use the other API call I mentioned previously to grab the environment variable, and stick that variable into the path for use with CreateFile, so CreateFile can do it, you just need an intermediate step.

In other words, you replied to only a part of my post an a method akin to picking fly crap from horse crap, ie, a distinction without a difference.

You said earlier that it was impossible, it's clearly not.