Problem in script when using variables

palsevlohit_123 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-08-2008

The AppName may be TCS/HCL/SCB.
For All the above 3 i ill have exported TCSDIR/HCLDIR/SCBDIR in .profile with some path.
i'm cnstruct the path in script and trying to cd $VARIABLE, it shows "not found".

Any solution for this....?

Code:

> AppName="TCS"
> echo $AppName
TCS
> start_path="\$${AppName}DIR/src"
> echo $start_path
$TCSDIR/src
> cd $start_path
ksh: $TCSDIR/src:  not found
> cd $TCSDIR/src
/tmp/TCS_TEMP/src>

Franklin52 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-08-2008

Assuming the name of the directory is /TCSDIR/scr

Code:

start_path=/${AppName}DIR/src

Regards

palsevlohit_123 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-08-2008

$TCSDIR is the env variable set in my .profile

so i'm creating that based on the input in my script.
When i'm using that in script i'm getting issue.

$TCSDIR is /tmp/TCS_TEMP which is exported in .profile

era · #4 (**permalink**) 10-08-2008

You need to use eval to expand a variable inside another variable.

Code:

eval echo $start_path

palsevlohit_123 · #5 (**permalink**) 10-08-2008

Thanks, Its working.

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