# External Tool "issues" and high difficulty to use

**URL:** <https://forum.knime.com/t/external-tool-issues-and-high-difficulty-to-use/58252>\
**Category:** Feedback & Ideas\
**Created:** [January 4, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/external-tool-issues-and-high-difficulty-to-use/58252 "2023-01-04T15:26:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![mwiegand](https://forum-cdn.knime.com/user_avatar/forum.knime.com/mwiegand/32/66896_2.png) [@mwiegand](https://forum.knime.com/u/mwiegand)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/external-tool-issues-and-high-difficulty-to-use/58252/7 "2023-01-04T20:22:48Z")

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Hi @AnotherFraudUser,

Your offer would be much welcome. However, I fear we’d run into the same issues I discovered before that even simple commands were not found. Quite some extensive research was made and it was concluded that the env variables, regardless of the circumstances (please see me [linked post](https://forum.knime.com/t/bash-node-command-not-found/46256)), were not properly read by Knime.

Anyways, I’d not hinder your motivation. If you could pull that off, you’d be our early crowned hero of the year.

Cheers  
Mike

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