[surfnschultz]

I am setting the store number in the .profile like this STORNUM = 4 for example

I can echo $STORNUM from the command line and get the right answer.

In the ksh script I try to echo the value I get nothing...

How could I do this it all works except the stornum value.

if [ `echo $portnum | cut -b1` -eq $Stornum ]
echo $Stornum
else
echo "store number and port number do not match:EXITING...."
exit
fi

[Squashman]

case sensitive!

[surfnschultz]

If I do this on the comand ilne it works
echo $STORNUM it works I get a 4
If in my script I write echo $STORNUM I get nothing.

How do read a .profile variable in ksh? If I do an env it is not there because it is NOT a env variable it is set in the .profile as value for the person's store number.

Thanks.

[Squashman]

You marked this solved. What fixed the problem. I think you need to use the export command in your .profile.

export stornum=4

[codejockey]

You marked this solved. What fixed the problem. I think you need to use the export command in your .profile.

I don't think this is the problem (although it could be just my misunderstanding of the problem). Normally, if you assign a value to a variable in a script (e.g., STORNUM=4) then that variable and that value are available ("in scope") for the duration of the script. If you want other scripts/programs to have access to the variable and its value, you can "export" the variable -- but if the variable has already been exported, this step is not necessary.

Surfnschultz has a case where the variable has been assigned a value but that value is not available within the script (although it is available on the command line). I suspect a typing error -- STORNUM is not the same as STORnUM or any other variant; as the Squashman mentioned, case matters (!).

If you provided the script as a whole, I suspect the problem would be clearer ...

Hope this helps.

[surfnschultz]

EXPORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I knew I was missing something. Dang it been too long for this old dog

thanks guys.