variable inside a variable

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Im trying to set a variable from within a script with the value of another variable inside it.

FILE=/home/transfer/$ACCOUNTINPUT_sendscript.sh

This doesnt seem to work... Can anyone be kind enough to tell me why? :slight_smile:

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FILE="/home/transfer/${ACCOUNTINPUT}_sendscript.sh"
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FILE=/home/transfer/${ACCOUNTINPUT}_sendscript.sh

Syntax should be like this.

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thank you, would you believe it, i worked it out 2mins after i posted... Thanks anyway.