Is there a way to set the value of an environment variable for all the tasks in a job? Ideally the list of tasks would look something like this:

1 - Setup Environment Variables
2 - Download some files
3 - Do some work
4 - Email results

I know I can do it with a batch file or by setting up a user with the correct environment and running the tasks as that user, but neither of those solutions are ideal. Do I have any other options?

Maybe we can add something globally. So you can set env variables for the current user. Or do you only want it for the current Job?

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Ideally it would change the environment for all the tasks in the current job and leave the system/user environment alone.

You could use the normal User Variables in the Variables section.

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Thank you for the quick response...I see how to read the environment variables, but not how to set them so a subsequent execute task will run with the modified environment. For example, I want to adjust the OracleRootDir and TNS_ADMIN environment variables to use a specific Oracle configuration. Then execute an application with the modified oracle environment.

I don't know how you use the Oracle connection. But if it is a VisualCron connection you could use the Variable in the connection string.

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I picked the Oracle environment variables as an example. It could have just as easily been any other environment variable such as the current PATH string.

Just to be sure we are talking about the same set of environment variables...open a command prompt and type env. Those are the environment variables I want to modify. For example, how could I configure a task to append another directory to the PATH string before launching an application.

Thanks again for your help.

OK, I got confused because you said you wanted a Variable for a single Job only. Windows Variables are global. We have no SET ENV Task so you have to do this in a .bat file right now.

I guess an Set env Task would be handy to have in this case.

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Yes, it would be very handy. We have about 100 jobs that execute, adding a Set Env Task to each job is fine because I can clone them so easily. Instead of a new type of task, another potential option would be to merge environment variables into the execute task's process before executing the command.

So here is a follow-up question related to the same topic. If I have two sequential execute tasks in a job, do they get launched in the same environment or does each execute task get a new environment?

What I am wondering is this...if I execute a .bat file to change the environment as the first task in a job, will subsequent tasks see the modified environment variables or will subsequent execute tasks run with the default environment variables?

A .bat file always change the global enviroment (Windows) which VisualCron exists in. It is not possible to set a Windows environment Variable for a specific Job.

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Could I make a formal request to add the option to set specific environment variables on an single Execute task?

Yes, we can check this as well.

Could I make a formal request to add the option to set specific environment variables on an single Execute task?

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Thank you. Please keep me posted on any progress.