Eclipse ClassPath variable pointing to Windows Environment variable

Question

Is there a way to set an eclipse classpath variable to point to a windows environment variable? I tried the normal windows style command line evaluation

%MY_ENV%

But it doesn't work.

Answer 1

I believe the syntax is :

${env_var:MY_ENV} 

But you probably have to declare it in preferences (using the above syntax) :

Windws > Preferences > Java > Build Path > ClassPath Variables > New...