Escaping %Environment% variables?

[Cariboudjan]

Any way to escape an environment variable?

Example:

!WriteKeyValue Variables Vari01 """%*USERNAME*%"""

[Cariboudjan]

Before Jeff's sarcastic reply,

Use:

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!WriteKeyValue Variables Vari01 "[\x0025]USERNAME[\x0025]"

Thanks jeff.

[Jeff]

Welp, it should work like other variables, Rainmeter only uses #, $ and & characters in variables so it shouldn't be a problem.
So let's try [!SetVariable Username "%*USERNAME*%"]
Oh... that didn't work

Ok, you know, Rainmeter may sometime use rainmeter.exe from %AppData% for some stuff, so let's try to escape it like in CMD.
So let's try [!SetVariable Username "^%USERNAME%"]
Oh... that didn't work either... what the hell

You know what? When all hope is lost you have to add some duct tape. Let's try to make the percent signs character variables.
So let's try [!SetVariable Username "[\x0025]USERNAME[\x0025]"]
Hey, that worked! Not the best way to discover escaping enviourment variables but it's something, I think you should add [Suggestion] to the thread name so it's more understandable

Before Jeff's sarcastic reply,

For reference, gave the answer a few mins ago before reply and suggested the forum post