Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi Friends,
I am presently migrating shell scripts writter in KSH to SH.I am stuck at this place and i am not able to find a work around:-
Let the script name is x.sh
Below are some of the codes in it...

Code:

export abc[0]=hello
export abc[1]=hi
export abc[2]=how

When i am trying to compile the script

Code:

line 78: export: `LOCAL_SENDER_QUEUE_NAME[0]': not a valid identifier

I did some preliminiary research and from the "man bash" found out that
"Array variables may not (yet) be exported"

I am trying to find a work around for it.

sh doesn't support arrays. Why not staying with ksh ?

Try reading this thread.https://www.unix.com/shell-programmin...#post302102099

Jlliagre, i am converting script from KSH shell to SH shell for some backward compartibility factors in some other servers.

Jgt, i didnot get anything from the link you have given.

My problem stands the same:-

if in SH shell we give
export abc=def----->then it works very fine without any problem.

Now here comes the problem:-

The below is an array :-

Code:

export abc[0]=hello
export abc[1]=hi
export abc[2]=how

which is creating the problem as exporting array is not supported in SH.

I just want to have alternate statements doing the same thing in SH shell.

The link does contain some clues though. Try emulating arrays like this:

Code:

export abc_0=hello
export abc_1=hi
export abc_2=how
# Show exported variables
export
# Reference variables
for i in 0 1 2 ; do
  eval echo abc_$i: \$abc_$i
done

Hmm, are these antiques ?
ksh and bash for that matter have been around since more than a couple of decades.

Thanks very much.
The work around clicked