# ./junk2 -m -e user
EXE=user master=TRUE
    DB_TAG=PRODUCT
 In loop MST=MST=testsvr1:3110
 In loop ARGS= db=CANDE pw=CANDE
ARGS=
MST=
#

#
# DB_TAG DB_NAM DB_PASS DB_SIR DB_PORT DB_DIR DB_MAST DB_JOURNAL DB_NOTE
#
# $Id: sirtab,v 0.1 2005/11/30 06:41:13 18 Exp 18 $
#
# Changes:
# 22/12/06  Changed OLD_PRODUCT etc to PRODUCT and sir2002.
#
DEVMENT         CANDE   CANDE
#
REBUILD         CANDE   CANDE
#
PRODUCT         CANDE   CANDE
KEYPUNCH        CANDE   CANDE
ARCHIVE         CANDE   CANDE
AQUARIUM        CANDE   CANDE
#

#!/bin/sh
#set -x
# the question is - why are the variables ARGS and MST not available outside the second loop
#

MORE="TRUE"
while [ ${MORE} = "TRUE" ]
do
  case "${1}" in
    -ex | -EX | -e | -E)
      shift
      if [ "${1}X" != "X" ]
      then
    EXE="${1}"
    shift
      else
    echo No Execution Member Specified
      fi
      ;;
    -mst | -MST | -m | -M)
      shift
      MASTER="TRUE"
      ;;
    *)
      MORE="FALSE"
      ;;
  esac
done

echo "EXE=${EXE} master=${MASTER}"

SIRTAB="junk.dat"

AGAIN="TRUE"
while [ ${AGAIN} = "TRUE" ]
do
  if read DB_TAG DB_NAM DB_PAS
  then
    if [ "${DB_TAG}X" = "PRODUCTX" ]
    then

         echo "    DB_TAG=${DB_TAG}"

        MST="MST=`uname -n`:3110"
        echo " In loop MST=${MST}"

        unset ARGS

        if [ "${DB_NAM}" != "-" ]
        then
      ARGS="${ARGS} db=${DB_NAM}"
        fi

        if [ "${DB_PAS}" != "-" ]
        then
      ARGS="${ARGS} pw=${DB_PAS}"
      echo " In loop ARGS=${ARGS}"
        fi
     fi
  else
    AGAIN="FALSE"
  fi
done < ${SIRTAB}

echo "ARGS=${ARGS}"
echo "MST=${MST}"

exit 0