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Env variables not being set via a shell script. [message #294253]

Wed, 16 January 2008 23:50

vjeedigunta
Messages: 201
Registered: March 2005
Location: Hyderabad

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Hello,
I have a shell script which has the below lines

Quote:

#!/bin/ksh
SHELL=/usr/bin/ksh;export SHELL
EDITOR=vi
export EDITOR
ORACLE_BASE=/database_1/oracle
export ORACLE_BASE
ORACLE_HOME=/database_1/oracle/product/9.2.0.8
export ORACLE_HOME

after I execute the shell script.. it doesnt throw any errors but I see that env variables are not set as in the script .. if i run the same commands outside the script, its working fine without any issue ..

What could be the issue .. ?

Please advice,
-Sai

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Re: Env variables not being set via a shell script. [message #294272 is a reply to message #294253]

Thu, 17 January 2008 00:52

Michel Cadot
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How do you see that?
Copy and paste what you execute.

Regards
Michel

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Re: Env variables not being set via a shell script. [message #294502 is a reply to message #294253]

Thu, 17 January 2008 17:31

BlackSwan
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Registered: January 2009
Location: SoCal

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This problem & solution have NOTHING to do with Oracle.
>What could be the issue .. ?
PEBKAC for sure.
You need to source the file not execute it.

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Re: Env variables not being set via a shell script. [message #294515 is a reply to message #294502]

Thu, 17 January 2008 19:46

rleishman
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Registered: October 2005
Location: Melbourne, Australia

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To source a file, you put a DOT (.) and a SPACE before it on the SH / KSH / BASH command line.

Instead of:

set_vars

do this

. set_vars

Ross Leishman

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Re: Env variables not being set via a shell script. [message #294523 is a reply to message #294515]

Thu, 17 January 2008 22:21

shahnazurs
Messages: 240
Registered: June 2005
Location: India

Senior Member

Hi.

When you execute this script, system will open sub shell(ksh) and set your environmental variables.

These environmental variables can`t be used by your login shell.

If you want to set permanently then you need do this in your environmental files.

What is your login shell?

to check your login shell just execute
echo $SHELL

Thanks.

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Re: Env variables not being set via a shell script. [message #294557 is a reply to message #294523]

Fri, 18 January 2008 00:18

vjeedigunta
Messages: 201
Registered: March 2005
Location: Hyderabad

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Thanks all for your replies.. i figured this out .. I tried executing this with . file.sh and it worked fine ..

Thanks....

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