Steve Main wrote: > Hello list, > > Does anyone know how to set an environment variable in Perl and then > have that variable persist after the Perl script has ended? > > I'm working in Unix.
Really can't be done. A process cannot change its parent's environment. There are various hacks that can be done. For example, if your Perl script were to write the following output to its stdout: MYVAR=value Then you could 'set' this variable in the shell (assuming Bourne-style shell) by: eval `myscript.pl` Any similar technique will rely on the child communicating back to the parent in some fashion and then the parent actually changing the environment. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
