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Old 05-17-2005
Syntax to export any variable

How to export variables on a UNIX prompt. Please provide me syntax.

Thanks in advance.

Malay
# 2  
Old 05-17-2005
If you are using /bin/sh then use this

export MYNAME=malay

echo $MYNAME will give
malay
# 3  
Old 05-17-2005
Ya. but its giving me this error.

ksh: =/opt/oracle/product/9.2.0 is not an identifier

Malay
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Old 05-17-2005
Looks like you are using ksh.

Anyway just for confirmation, print the output of

echo $SHELL
# 5  
Old 05-17-2005
Try this ..

ORACLE_HOME="/opt/oracle/product/9.2.0"
export ORACLE_HOME
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Old 05-17-2005
Thanks. It's done.

Malay
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