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Old 08-25-2008
Usage of $ as variable name
Hi I have to use a Environment variable and that variable has $ prefixed to its name like,
$var=/home/source/test/
i need to use the variable as i have show above. Smilie
Help requested..... Thanks in advance...
# 2  
Old 08-25-2008
Code:
var=/home/source/test
echo $var

Can't you use it like this?
# 3  
Old 08-25-2008
Mr. redoubtable
Actually my variable is $var can you help me using this
# 4  
Old 08-25-2008
Are you talking about bash? 'Cause bash will fail if you use that syntax. I'm not such I understand the problem. If it is an environment variable, can you see it when you type export in the terminal?
# 5  
Old 08-25-2008
passing to Datastage
actually that is being passed into datastage job as environment varible
# 6  
Old 08-25-2008
I found a blog talking about your problem: datastage.

If this does not help you, wait for more replies 'cause I'm not familiar with datastage.
# 7  
Old 08-25-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by shreekrishnagd
Actually my variable is $var can you help me using this
this seems like a problem in understanthing.
if im not mistaken, in bash, the varaible is called "var"
the $ at the begining is a way to call teh contents of it. when you set the var, you do this
var="some content"
when you cant to use that var you use
echo $var
or
touch file.$var
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