# Re: Win32API, CreateProcess and environment

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-win32api-createprocess-and-environment/59327>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 3, 2006, 6:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-win32api-createprocess-and-environment/59327 "2006-05-03T18:57:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 6:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-win32api-createprocess-and-environment/59327/1 "2006-05-03T18:57:22Z")

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> > From: Daniel B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
> > seems  
> > to work, except that if I attempt to pass an environment  
> > string, it causes  
> > the app to die instantly. What am I doing wrong?
> 
> The ‘notepad’ process requires ‘SystemRoot’ environment  
> variable.

D’oh!

> CreateProcess = Win32API.new(‘kernel32’,‘CreateProcess’, params, ‘I’)  
> startinfo = [0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
> 
> p create() # ok  
> p create(‘environment’=\>“PATH=C:\;LIB=C:\lib”)
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Park H.

Works great, thanks.

Dan

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