Script to create system variable

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Hi all,

I am looking to create a script for the below and was wondering if anyone can assist. I am actually lost tried searching on web.

So below is what i want to achieve and if the variable name and value exists but is different then it should edit the value:

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Open the Control Panel
Go to System
Go to Advanced Systems Properties
Then Environment Variables
In System Variables, click Add
New Variable Name: _JAVA_OPTIONS
New Variable Value: -Xmx512M
Click OK

Any help be appreciated. Thanks

What I have tried:

tried searching on web and found command prompts solution but not what I am looking for.

Posted 26-Oct-16 8:37am

Zakizawa

Updated 26-Oct-16 15:09pm

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Dave Kreskowiak · Answer 1 · 2016-10-26T15:09:00

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You're going about this wrong. You don't script all the UI interface steps. You just script creating the system environment variable. There are a ton more examples of doing that in the language of your choice.

Posted 26-Oct-16 15:09pm

Dave Kreskowiak

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Zakizawa 27-Oct-16 2:24am

Thanks Dave for your reply. Yes i only wanted to script the variable steps. I just included all the steps. Any links for examples you found Which i can check. Thanks.

notjustme 28-Oct-16 14:59pm

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=script+environment+variables+windows