Hi gurus,

I need to be able to set Linux's environment variable within a PERL script.
The Linux command to set environment variable is "export".
So I tried to set it using the system() command:

system('export ORACLE_SID = TEST');

But that did not seem to work, the script just continues to execute without
actually changing the environment variable.

Any help would be greatly appreciate!

Gordon

"hastenthunder" <hastenthunder [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi gurus,
>
> I need to be able to set Linux's environment variable within a PERL
script.
> The Linux command to set environment variable is "export".
> So I tried to set it using the system() command:
>
> system('export ORACLE_SID = TEST');
>
> But that did not seem to work, the script just continues to execute
without
> actually changing the environment variable.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciate!

$ENV{ORACLE_SID} = 'TEST';

Try looking up ARGV you should find your answer there.

ARGV is used for environment variables, as well as command line arguments.


"hastenthunder" <hastenthunder [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi gurus,
>
> I need to be able to set Linux's environment variable within a PERL
script.
> The Linux command to set environment variable is "export".
> So I tried to set it using the system() command:
>
> system('export ORACLE_SID = TEST');
>
> But that did not seem to work, the script just continues to execute
without
> actually changing the environment variable.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciate!
>
> Gordon
>
>

"Gary Yates" <yatesgary [at] qwest.net> wrote in message
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> "hastenthunder" <hastenthunder [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eBI0d.1230$Ny6.2370 [at] mencken.net.nih.gov...
> > Hi gurus,
> >
> > I need to be able to set Linux's environment variable within a PERL
> script.
> > The Linux command to set environment variable is "export".
> > So I tried to set it using the system() command:
> >
> > system('export ORACLE_SID = TEST');
> >
> > But that did not seem to work, the script just continues to execute
> without
> > actually changing the environment variable.
>
> Try looking up ARGV you should find your answer there.
>
> ARGV is used for environment variables, as well as command line arguments.

I'd love to see you give an example of using the ARGV array for environment
variables, because it's impossible.

Gary Yates wrote:

> Try looking up ARGV you should find your answer there.
>
> ARGV is used for environment variables, as well as command line arguments.

You're wrong there. (argv,argc,envp) != ARGV.
-Joe