---
name: "ExpandEnvironmentStringsA"
section: "3w"
platform: "linux"
package: "libwine-dev"
version: "1.4.1-4"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ExpandEnvironmentStringsA"
---

# ExpandEnvironmentStringsA(3w)

## NAME

**ExpandEnvironmentStringsA** (KERNEL32.@)

## SYNOPSIS

DWORD ExpandEnvironmentStringsA\
  (\
   LPCSTR *src*,\
   LPSTR  *dst*,\
   DWORD  *count*\
  )

## DESCRIPTION

See **[ExpandEnvironmentStringsW(3w)](/ExpandEnvironmentStringsW/3w.md)**.

**Note:** overlapping buffers are not supported; this is how it should be.

**FIXME:** return value is wrong for **MBCS**

## IMPLEMENTATION

Declared in **"winbase.h"**.

Implemented in **"dlls/kernel32/environ.c"**.

Debug channel **"environ"**.