I am using csh.  Suppose I have a script that sets a variable, then
finishes, for example in foo.mac below:

cat > foo.mac <<!
#! /bin/csh
set myvar=1    # or, setenv myvar 1
!

Now I have another script that calls foo.mac and want to know the value
of $myvar:

cat > bar.mac <<!
#! /bin/csh
foo.mac
echo $myvar
!

How do I get $myvar known to bar.mac?  I don't care if I need to use set
or setenv.

Thanks,
Greg
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Gregory J. Sandell (sand...@sparky.parmly.luc.edu) wrote:
: I am using csh.  Suppose I have a script that sets a variable, then
: finishes, for example in foo.mac below:
: cat > foo.mac <<!
: #! /bin/csh
: set myvar=1    # or, setenv myvar 1
: !
: Now I have another script that calls foo.mac and want to know the value
: of $myvar:
: cat > bar.mac <<!
: #! /bin/csh
: foo.mac
: echo $myvar
: !
: How do I get $myvar known to bar.mac?  I don't care if I need to use set
: or setenv.

Uh, first of all, don't use csh for scripting. Just take my word for
it. There is still time for you not to end up as me.

# in the "top-level" script:
source foo.mac
source bar.mac
# script bar.mac knows myvar=1

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In article <4q736d$...@tiptoe.fhda.edu> bsh20...@news.fhda.edu (Brian S Hiles) writes:

: Gregory J. Sandell (sand...@sparky.parmly.luc.edu) wrote:
: : I am using csh.  Suppose I have a script that sets a variable, then
: : finishes, for example in foo.mac below:
: : cat > foo.mac <<!
: : #! /bin/csh
: : set myvar=1    # or, setenv myvar 1
: : !
: : Now I have another script that calls foo.mac and want to know the value
: : of $myvar:
: : cat > bar.mac <<!
: : #! /bin/csh
: : foo.mac
: : echo $myvar
: : !
: : How do I get $myvar known to bar.mac?  I don't care if I need to use set
: : or setenv.
:
: Uh, first of all, don't use csh for scripting. Just take my word for

Fair enough.  But just in case you're stubborn, I believe that
csh's setenv exports variables automatically.

-fil

: cat > foo.mac <<!
: #! /bin/csh
: set myvar=1    # or, setenv myvar 1
: !
: Now I have another script that calls foo.mac and want to know the value
: of $myvar:
: cat > bar.mac <<!
: #! /bin/csh
: foo.mac
: echo $myvar
: !
: How do I get $myvar known to bar.mac?

in bar.mac:
source foo.mac
echo $myvar

-Brian
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