not able to export the Variables

UNIX Solaris
1

I am working with Sun Solaris 9 and I want to export the environment variable from my application(xxxx.ksh) but I am not able to see it when I am using SET command

I am writing some variables which I have to set

COMMON_USER_HOME=${HOME}
export COMMON_USER_HOME
echo COMMON_USER_HOME=$COMMON_USER_HOME

export P4USER="AbcdeF"
echo P4USER=$P4USER

but when I am running my file xxxx.ksh and echoing the variable then I am able to see the output of the variable but not able to see it as exported when using set commond

# echo $SHELL
/bin/sh

COMMOM_USER_HOME=/home/User1
P4USER=AbcdeF

So Can anyone tell me what is the problem and how can I salve it :confused:

Thanks in Advance...

2

Run (source) your script with the environment variables in the current shell:

. ./script_with_variables

Regards

3

I am not able to execute the script by
. filename.ksh
or . ./filename.ksh

I am able to run any script using
ksh filename.ksh

4

Why not? It should not be a problem if you make the file executable (chmod).
With "ksh filename.ksh" you're starting the script in a new shell (child) and all variables you've set are lost if the script exits. The parent shell don't inherit anything from the child.

Regards

5

yes,I made the file executable (chmod).but afterthat I am not able to execute it.when I am executing it by

#ls -l
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root other 5338 Sep 29 13:16 profile.ksh

# ./profile.ksh
./profile.ksh: bad substitution

# . ./profile.ksh
bad substitution

6

Post the contents of profile.ksh.

Regards

7

make sure there's no ^M characters in a script file: cat -vet profile.ksh

if there're control chars, "man dos2unix"