Use the .env File with replit.com stuck

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My code seems to be working I’ve tested it in the terminal using httpie and I get the correct result, however when I try to submit it to freecodecamp I get errors.

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solution: FCC-Basic-Node-and-Express - Replit

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Challenge: Use the .env File

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I can’t see your code in the repl link you provided.

does this link work?

const mySecret = process.env['MESSAGE_STYLE'];

The tests work by changing the value of this environment variable while the test is running, but here you have this variable in the global space, which means the environment variable is only checked once, when your app starts.

thank you this worked :slight_smile:

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