Hi
I wanna make my own custom variable like $HIP. I want this to be set in some kind of config file so that multiple people can access this.

Configuring environments is dependent on the Operating System you are using.

So, what operating system are you using? Windows7-8? Linux? Mac?

The houdini.env file might be what you're looking for:
http://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini14.0/basics/config_env [sidefx.com]


You could also do something weird like running a line like this in your 123.py/456.py:
hou.hscript(“set -g %s=%s” % (“VARIABLE”,“VALUE”))

Thanks a lot that works well for me

Just open houdini.env in the myDocuments\houdini14.0\ and write this command :

JK_Test = “Hello There !”

Then you can use $JK_Test in the Houdini.

You can use same method for other OS.

As well, for project side variables you can set them in Houdini in the aliases and variables window. Not sure if I would want $HIP being declared universally in the houdini.env file. Have not really adopted h14 yet, but I usually manage projects with $JOB.