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Old 06-14-2012
how to add a path variable
Hi,

I tried to add a path vairable
export GPLOAD_CONNECT_STR= -U crm -h sdc-gp1-dev1 -d wmgpdev

but it throws the below error
Code:
-bash: export: `-U': not a valid identifier
-bash: export: `-h': not a valid identifier
-bash: export: `sdc-gp1-dev1': not a valid identifier
-bash: export: `-d': not a valid identifier

Anyone please help to fix this error

thanks in advance,
Burton
Last edited by Franklin52; 06-15-2012 at 04:33 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags for data and code samples
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Old 06-14-2012
Put it in quotes like any other string.

Code:
export GPLOAD_CONNECT_STR="-U crm -h sdc-gp1-dev1 -d wmgpdev"

This User Gave Thanks to Corona688 For This Post:
burton
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Old 06-14-2012
Thanks Corona688, it works Smilie
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