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Hi,
I have a script that sets some env variables.
I want to source the script in a new xterm and
after the script execution is over, the xterm has to be alive with the env variables set according to the script.
I tried
xterm -e "source ./myscript;tcsh" &

The variables are getting set during program execution.
I knew this because i used an echo in the script.
After the program execution is over, the xterm is alive,
but the env variables are lost.

Please help me.

Thank u.

Just thoughts...
Since I dont use tcsh, I would in ksh do like this:
Write a script which contains

Code:

. ./newprofile_env
xterm &

In newprofile_env you would find your variable you want to set and export

Thanks for the reply

If I do like you told, in the parent shell also the env varibles will be set.

I dont want to set that varibles in the parent shell, I just want the varibles set in new xterm.


Please help me

But the parent shell is the one you use only to initialize your variables and then launches xterm in other words the shell which is executing the script:

titi: a test script to demonstrate:

Code:

#!/usr/bin/ksh
echo "Enter date (MM/DD/YY)"
read USRDATE
echo " Enter thr group"
read USRGROUP
echo USRDATE=$USRDATE USRGROUP=$USRGROUP
export USRDATE
xterm&
read KYB
echo "USRDATE : " $USRDATE
read KYB
date
echo "That's all..."