New Info > Text-Wildcards > Standard Environment Variables

It is possible, to use certain environment variables in the Infotext. These will be processed from the Infoclient and substituted through locally valid values. This offers the possibility to have customized, individual values in an Info for each user.

Standard Environment Variables are:

%Username%: When using the environment variable %Username% in the Infotext, then the receiving Infoclient will substitute it with the currently logged on user. Please mind, that this variable will only deliver the computername in Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 10.

%Computername%: When using the environment variable %Computername% in the Infotext, then the receiving Infoclient will substitute it with the current computername.

%Time%: When using the environment variable %Time% in the Infotext, then the receiving Infoclient will substitute it with the current local time.

%Date%: When using the environment variable %Date% in the Infotext, then the receiving Infoclient will substitute it with the current local date.

%IPAddress%: When using the variable %IPAddress%, then the receiving Infoclient will substitute it with its current IP address. Notice: This variable is not a standard environment variable available in MS operating systems, it is only valid in the context of Cordaware bestinformed.