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For Windows Users, it is recommended to install Git for Windows and use Git Bash to source the environment variables and run all CLI commands.
With Git Bash, follow Steps 1-3 of Install Python Swift Client below. Then follow the instructions onSwift Python Script

The following instructions are an alternative to installing Git Bash.

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  1. Login to https://dashboard.cloud.sdsc.edu

  2. Select the project you want to access (See: How to Change Current Working Project)

  3. Download the OpenStack RC File (See: How To Download the OpenStack Project RC File)

  4. Open your RC file in a text editor like Notepad.

  5. Remove all lines that do not begin with export.
    You should have something similar to this:

  6. Locate the following line: export OS_PASSOWRDPASSWORD=$OS_PASSWORD_INPUT. Replace $OS_PASSWORD_INPUT with your OpenStack Login Password.

  7. Replace all instances of export with setx.

  8. Replace all equal signs, =, with a space.

  9. Place quotation marks around all variable values.
    Your file should now look similar to this:

    Note: Parts of the image are censored.

  10. Click on the File Tab and click Save As.

  11. Change Save as Type to All Files. Save the file into your working directory with the extension .bat

  12. Locate the saved bat file, right-click and select the Run As Administrator option. This will add your variables as environmental variables, but not in your current Command Prompt session yet.

  13. Type exit in the Command Prompt to terminate the active terminal session. Then open a new Command Prompt window.

  14. In the terminal, run the following command to set the environmental variables.

    Code Block
    set|findstr OS_

  15. To manually check that the variable properties were set correctly, navigate to the directory of the bat file.

    Code Block
    cd directorypath

    Replace directorypath with the bat file directory. In this example, we used cd downloads.

  16. Type the file name and click Enter. You should see the following output:

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