system variable
An option or system variable is a variable, which can be provided as system environment variable (set or export command), within a configuration (cfg) or ini-file attached to the running program or within the application. System variables can be referred to directly, or as part of a string.
set DATABASE=c: emp est // system environment
DATABASE=c: emp est // configuration or ini-file
setOption("DATABASE","c:/temp/test"); // within application
Generalisations: variable
Specialisations: server variable
Related topics
- GetServerVariable - Get system variable from server
- SetServerVariable - Set system variable on server