RealTimeSync does not work with environment variables.

Posts: 6 · miciolampo89 14 Mar 2022, 19:53

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Many thanks in advanced for a solution.
Best regards.

Posts: 4056 · xCSxXenon 14 Mar 2022, 22:33

If that folder doesn't yet exist, RTS can't monitor it.

Posts: 6 · miciolampo89 15 Mar 2022, 03:10

The folder exists. If I write the path instead of the env. vars, all works with no problem.

Posts: 7210 · Zenju 15 Mar 2022, 08:35

Remove the quotes.

Posts: 6 · miciolampo89 15 Mar 2022, 18:51

Thanks for your suggestion, but nothing changes. The problem remains.

Posts: 292 · Gianni1962 19 Mar 2022, 01:30

Hi miciolampo89,

your environment variables are not visible to RealTimeSync (RTS).

Here the steps required to get RTS to work.

1) Make sure that the environment variables are visible to RTS
2) Remove the quotes from the variables in the "Folders to watch" section, leave them in the "Command line" section

To accomplish step 1) I know two ways:

a) set them in a batch file that also takes care to start RTS
This way has a side effect, you will end-up with a black command prompt window open in the background.

b) set them using SETX (not SET) to set them permanently in your environment
You can use SETX or use the graphical interface you can access running this command (a shortcut):
rundll32.exe sysdm.cpl,EditEnvironmentVariables
Then yon can start RTS in the classic way.