this is already deprecated in win32, you should use ExpandEnvironmentStrings

or better yet, use the dotnet function "System.Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables"

C# Signature:

[DllImport("shell32.dll")]
static extern uint DoEnvironmentSubst(StringBuilder pszString, uint cbSize);

VB.NET Signature:

Private Declare Function DoEnvironmentSubst Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "DoEnvironmentSubstW" (ByVal szString As String, ByVal cbString As Long) As Long

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System.Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables

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