Very Computer

Cheers
Graeme

And could you expand a little on what "don't seem to get set properly"
means?

--
Tony Walton

The truth is out there.  The lies are inside your head.

Quote:> I'm trying to run a set of scripts that use the setenv command to set
> environment variables ( on Solaris 8 )but they don't seem to get set
> properly (not my scripts - given to me by a vendor). I don't know unix

A quick stab in the dark, but are you trying to get the setenv commands
to set the variables for the shell that you are in so that you can run
another script or application depend on these variables.  If this is the
case, then you need to use "source" to run the script.  Otherwise, the
script starts with its own shell, runs and the variables for that shell are
only set while the script is running or for any scripts that it calls (other
child shells that inherit properties of the parent shell) and when the
script completes, the shell exits leaving you with the same settings as
before.

As mentioned in other posts, good reference books are a must if you
will be starting to use Unix.  There are lots of them out there in varying
degrees of target audiences.

James H. Caldwell