Vscode - How using %APPDATA% in settings.json? - visual-studio-code

Question

edit - nov 2022 - I didn't need this anymore, I've switched to Linux & Docker, no more coding under Windows
Does someone knows how to refer to my APPDATA folder in my vscode settings.json file?
I'm trying to set the path to my php-cs-fixer like below so, on all my development computer, the path can be retrieved.
"php-cs-fixer.executablePathWindows": "$env:APPDATA/Composer/vendor/bin/php-cs-fixer.bat",
To be clear: $env:APPDATA seems to be unsupported.
I'm using the latest version of vscode.
Version: 1.52.1 (user setup)
Commit: ea3859d4ba2f3e577a159bc91e3074c5d85c0523
Date: 2020-12-16T16:34:46.910Z
Electron: 9.3.5
Chrome: 83.0.4103.122
Node.js: 12.14.1
V8: 8.3.110.13-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19041

Answer 1

I tried this on VSCode Insiders 1.53, was able to set using ~:
{
"php-cs-fixer.executablePathWindows": "~\\AppData\\Roaming\\Composer\\vendor\\bin\\php-cs-fixer.bat"
}
Seems that the ~ is transformed to match C:\Users\[you].

Answer 2

I know for sure that ${env:APPDATA} works because I use it in the setting : "emmet.extensionsPath": "${env:APPDATA}\\Code\\User\\Emmet Settings",
Check this documentation section. Unfortunately, this issue complains that it is not supported in every settings and extensions. I strongly suggest that every one upvote this issue so we have better chance MS takes care of it.