Windows env-Bug?

Hi TCLers

I've found a strange behaviour in Windows which I would call a bug:
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% set env(Test) "Value"
Value
% info exists env(Test)
1
% puts $env(Test)
Value
% set env(Test) ""
% info exists env(Test)
1
% puts $env(Test)
can't read "env(Test)": no such variable
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[info exists ..] returns 1 but the variable cannot be dereferenced.

% puts $tcl_patchLevel
8.4.13
% parray tcl_platform
tcl_platform(byteOrder) = littleEndian
tcl_platform(machine) = intel
tcl_platform(os) = Windows NT
tcl_platform(osVersion) = 5.0
tcl_platform(platform) = windows

Same on Windows XP (Windows NT 5.1) with TCL 8.4.11,
no problem on Linux and Unix (AIX), "" is returned.

Has anyone else seen this behaviour before?

Does one have a good idea as workaround?

Controlling the environment is essential to a project where I'm working
on.

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Gerhard Reithofer
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