EnvGet PATH output missing new variables? Topic is solved

[Killaz]

Hello! I am really frustrated by this problem. First of all, I'm using Windows 10.

This is my PATH environment variable
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When I run this code in Autohotkey, it does not show the phantomjs among other directories...

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EnvGet, test, Path
MsgBox % test

; this fails
Run, %comspec% /k phantomjs

It returns:

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C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\nodejs\;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\Backburner\;C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\.dnx\bin;C:\Program Files\Microsoft DNX\Dnvm\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Tools\Binn\;C:\Users\Amr\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\Scripts\;C:\Users\Amr\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\;C:\Users\Amr\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;C:\Users\Amr\AppData\Roaming\npm

What is wrong?

[jeeswg]

You could try adding this line before Run, in case there are separate 64-bit/32-bit versions of the PATH variable.

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DllCall("kernel32\Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection", "Ptr*",0)

[Killaz]

Thanks for the fast response but it didn't work. Same problem...

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'phantomjs' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

It works when I run the CMD myself and type phantomjs but Autohotkey's comspec doesn't recognize it for some reason...

[jeeswg]

You could experiment with EnvSet:
EnvSet - Syntax & Usage | AutoHotkey
https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/commands/EnvSet.htm
I would backup the contents of any variables you modify to a text file.

When was PATH updated? In case maybe restarting the PC would fix it.
Perhaps AHK is somehow looking at an old version of the variable.

[Killaz]

EnvSet solved the problem for me, thanks.

[iseahound]

Yes you need to refresh AutoHotkey's environment, specifically:

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RefreshEnvironment()
{
   Path := ""
   PathExt := ""
   RegKeys := "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment,HKCU\Environment"
   Loop, Parse, RegKeys, CSV
   {
      Loop, Reg, %A_LoopField%, V
      {
         RegRead, Value
         If (A_LoopRegType == "REG_EXPAND_SZ" && !ExpandEnvironmentStrings(Value))
            Continue
         If (A_LoopRegName = "PATH")
            Path .= Value . ";"
         Else If (A_LoopRegName = "PATHEXT")
            PathExt .= Value . ";"
         Else
            EnvSet, %A_LoopRegName%, %Value%
      }
   }
   EnvSet, PATH, %Path%
   EnvSet, PATHEXT, %PathExt%
}

https://github.com/iseahound/Environment.ahk