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# 1  
Old 07-19-2011
Problem to initialize ksh array when first element includes hyphen
Hi

I'm trying to create an array with variable including hyphen

but ksh refuses the first element
Code:
set -A allArgs
set +A allArgs ${allArgs[@]} -all
set +A allArgs ${allArgs[@]} -date
set +A allArgs ${allArgs[@]} test

./test.ksh[11]: -all: bad option(s)

It happens only when first element is like this:
Code:
set +A allArgs ${allArgs[@]} all
set +A allArgs ${allArgs[@]} -date
set +A allArgs ${allArgs[@]} test

print "Array is: ${allArgs[@]}"

Array is: all -date test
# 2  
Old 07-19-2011
Because "allArgs" is empty.first time, it's treating "-all" as an argument to "set".

If you have some values in allArgs before appending itself then -add, the problem goes away.
# 3  
Old 07-19-2011
This is exactly the problem

I do want the first element to be with hyphen since all script arguments including hyphen.

What is the way to do it ?
# 4  
Old 07-19-2011
Oh, I see! Might have helped if I read the subject line Smilie

Code:
$ set -A allArgs -- -all
$ echo ${allArgs[@]}
-all

$ set -A allArgs -- ${allArgs[@]} -date
$ echo ${allArgs[@]}
-all -date

# 5  
Old 07-19-2011
many thanks

this is exactly what I was looking for...
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