At this point, I doubt the variable is defined at all, which may be where Les was headed with Sync/Asych issue...

One last test just to see:

Code:
 

? "Test 5:  "

$output=wshpipe('%comspec% /c set',1)

for each $line in $output

  if left($line,10 )="clientname"

    $found=1

  endif

next

if $found=1

  "Var Exists"

else

  "Var does not exist"

endif



Function WshPipe($ShellCMD, OPTIONAL $NoEcho)

	Dim $oExec, $Output

	$oExec = CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Exec($ShellCMD)

	If Not VarType($oExec)=9 $WshPipe="WScript.Shell Exec Unsupported" Exit 10 EndIf

	$Output = $oExec.StdOut.ReadAll + $oExec.StdErr.ReadAll

	If Not $NoEcho $Output Endif

	$WshPipe=Split(Join(Split($Output,CHR(13)),''),CHR(10))

	Exit($oExec.ExitCode)

EndFunction