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04-05-2010

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eval and variable assignment

HI Frans,

Thank you. I am able to assign the filenames to a variable now . I have 3 variables like this. all of these are assigned to an array. i am able to get part of the filename (i.e. till the space as a value)while retrieving .

Following is the code :

storing the values in FILES string after we receive the values from commandline,
f) eval FILE=\"\$${OPTARG}\"
FILES="$FILE $FILES";;

assigning the FILES string to an array : set -A filesToGet $FILES

Retrieving each file from the array : file=${filesToGet[$curFileIndex]}

but this way it is considering only part of the filename.i.e. till the first space as a first filename. Please suggest how can i retrive the whole filename i.e. REP00029 - Yesterdays Postings Total_ 1.TXT

Once again thanks in advance..

Regards,
Mohan

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