Trying to use [cpan://Win32::Env::Path] to change Windows Path Variable?

matze77 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Could someone help me with the correct syntax? To add a simple "string" to the path variable? This is the example code from the moduls web-page:

Win32::Env::Path

  use Win32::Env::Path;
  
  my $path = Win32::Env::Path->new(
      name => 'PATH',
  );
  
  $path->add('C:\\strawberry');
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Or Should i use a different Update: module, script, method whatever?
Why: I have to deal with a local app (which executable is on a mapped network ressource) which needs to be in the path of all users. I want to automate this, cause it occurs on every new machine which joins the Windows 2003 domain ... I hope it is easier now to understand what i want? I could of course use something like autoit autoit to do it but i think it should be possible otherwise?
/Update
Solved using the script:
CleanPath
Special Thanks to tye
Thanks MH

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Re: Trying to use [cpan://Win32::Env::Path] to change Windows Path Variable? (CleanPath) by tye (Sage) on Nov 17, 2009 at 18:03 UTC
You might prefer to use CleanPath (a script, not a module). - tye	[reply]
Re^2: Trying to use [cpan://Win32::Env::Path] to change Windows Path Variable? (CleanPath) by matze77 (Friar) on Nov 18, 2009 at 13:31 UTC
Yes. Exactly what i want i think i might modify it to add the "new string" at the "right side" of the path variable. But the "Cleanup" already helped me. Thank alot for sharing your knowledge... Thanks in Advance MH	[reply]
Re: Trying to use [cpan://Win32::Env::Path] to change Windows Path Variable? by bellaire (Hermit) on Nov 17, 2009 at 16:06 UTC
Well, that's the synopsis for the module in question. Does it fail to meet your expectation of how it should work, and if so, in what way?	[reply]
Re^2: Trying to use [cpan://Win32::Env::Path] to change Windows Path Variable? by matze77 (Friar) on Nov 17, 2009 at 16:38 UTC
Hmm. I am completely blind i think i dont understand how to get working code out of this? Some Help?	[reply]
Re^3: Trying to use [cpan://Win32::Env::Path] to change Windows Path Variable? by Corion (Patriarch) on Nov 17, 2009 at 16:58 UTC
You could start by telling us how it fails for you to do what you expect.	[reply]
Re^3: Trying to use [cpan://Win32::Env::Path] to change Windows Path Variable? by Anonymous Monk on Nov 17, 2009 at 17:09 UTC
What are you trying to do? http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/ADAMK/Win32-Env-Path-0.03/script/win32envpath http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/ADAMK/Win32-Env-Path-0.03/t/02_main.t	[reply]
Re: Trying to use [cpan://Win32::Env::Path] to change Windows Path Variable? by runrig (Abbot) on Nov 17, 2009 at 17:05 UTC
This part of the documentation is very important: For the moment, the specifics of this class are remaining undocumentated. Please read the code for more information, API is subject to change. Because this is the code for the add method `sub add { my $self = shift; my $path = shift; unless ( defined _STRING($path) ) { croak("Did not provide a path to ->add"); } die "CODE INCOMPLETE"; }` [download] The save method looks like it probably works. You can get the path add, add it on yourself, and then save() the result.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Trying to use [cpan://Win32::Env::Path] to change Windows Path Variable? by Marshall (Canon) on Nov 17, 2009 at 23:59 UTC
If you want the Win32 command for looking at the environment variables: help set (typing just "set" does what "env" does help setlocal will give some info. The Windows command to see the path is "path". The Win32 command to append the path is: path = %PATH%;newdir I don't know why this module isn't working for you, but this "path=" command will work. I hope that it is clear that when you change the environment PATH variable like this, this only applies only as long as your program or shell that did this is running. The need for something like this is seldom. I am curious as to your application?	[reply]
Re^2: Trying to use [cpan://Win32::Env::Path] to change Windows Path Variable? by matze77 (Friar) on Nov 18, 2009 at 09:07 UTC
Ok. Thank you. What i want to do is to change the path variable permanently and i would like it to do it with perl, since i have to edit some config files and i would like to do this in a single script, if possible I tried it already on the command line (on Win32 shell too, but it only affects the current shell environment ...)...	[reply]