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Subject: Re: Problems with paths of Windows
Date: Sat, 17 May 2025 12:51:05 -0400
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On 5/17/2025 12:37 PM, Luis Alejandro Muzzachiodi wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have a procedure that accepts a list of paths.
> Assuming "$::env(SystemRoot)\my dir" is passed as a parameter, is there 
> a way to process this so that it's interpreted correctly in the end?
> I've tried combinations of { }, [list], [file normalize], [file 
> nativename] but that didn't work.
> (Working in Windows, tcl 8.6)
> 

It is not clear what you are asking.

Are you trying to append a parameter to a list? You do "lappend mylist 
$parameter"

Are you trying to modify the Windows path env variable?  It is just a 
string separated by commas: "append env(path) \;[join $mylist \;]"