> > I need to get a value from an environment variable VALUE. This value is > > set by an shell script which location is stored in anonther environment > > variable called SCRIPT. So I first call the shell script by > > > > `. \$SCRIPT`; > > > > and extract then the value of VALUE by > > > > my $value = $ENV(VALUE); > > > > But something does not work, so $value is empty. As the shell script > > produces also an echo output I catch it by using > > > > my @output = `. \$SCRIPT`; > > > > I get this output correctly, but VALUE is still empty! I also tried also > > > > system(\$SCRIPT`); > > > > and > > > > `. /place/of/my/shellscript.sh`; > > > > Both don't have the wished effect. > > > > When I call the shell script in the shell and the start my perl script > > VALUE is set and available for my perl script. > > > > What is wrong? > > Unfortunately, your understanding of processes. A child process cannot > alter the environment of its parent. > > Take a look at Shell::Source on CPAN.
Ah, okay! Thanks a lot! Konrad -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
