Post, Ethan wrote:
>This works on my Solaris server, when I run on my web host (not sure
>what OS) it will not set X and Y. Both are using ksh. Is this related
>to ksh versions or is this a stupid way to set multiple variables from a
>deliminated list?
>
> echo 2 4 | read X Y
> echo $X
>2
> echo $Y
>4
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>
It is a stupid way to set multiple variables from a deliminated list.
Smart way would be this:
$ let A=2;
$ let B=3
$ let C=$A*$B
$ echo $C
6
$ echo $SHELL
/bin/ksh
$
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Mladen Gogala
Oracle DBA
Ext. 121
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Received on Tue Apr 05 2005 - 15:31:04 CDT
