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Old 04-21-2013
Define variable from file.
HI

Code:
I have file A.txt
_1A
_2A
_3A
_4A

I want define all as different variable.

Code:
$1A=_1A
$2B=_2A
$3C=_3A
$4D=_4A

Now i can use any variable in my script.
# 2  
Old 04-21-2013
Array is the best option here.

Here is an example using Indexed Array:
Code:
#/bin/ksh

typeset -a ARR
c=0

while read line
do
        (( ++c ))
        ARR[$c]="$line"
done < A.txt

for k in ${!ARR[@]}
do
        printf "%s\n" "${ARR[$k]}"
done

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# 3  
Old 04-21-2013
thanks men

Is there any simple code because i have only 4 lines and its fixed.
# 4  
Old 04-21-2013
You could simplify it slightly.
Code:
#/bin/ksh

while read LINE; do
  ARR[${#ARR[@]}]="$LINE"
done < A.txt

printf "%s\n" "${ARR[@]}"

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