export variable from ksh script doesn't work

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

Hi there,

in a script I have

#!/usr/bin/ksh
TEST=hello
export TEST

Problem is, that the variable doesn't get exported. I also tried

typeset -x TEST=hello

When I put the two lines in my .profile, the variable is set fine.

Whats could be the problem here?

2

How are you determining that TEST has not been exported?

3 
echo $TEST

or

env | grep TEST

or

export | grep TEST
4

I've mentioned the cause in this post (parent/child shell): http://www.unix.com/shell-programming-scripting/112354-cleanup-path-awk.html\#post302326191

Run the script in the current shell:

. ./script

Regards

5

Right, you need to "source" the script, not execute at a separate process. That's done in ksh/bash/sh with period-space-scriptname.