This time James Sparenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> becomes daring and writes:
> All, > > I've got to set up a number of apps to use java. Problems come with > the fact that as you may know not all jvm's are created equal. Some of > these apps run on 1.2 some on 1.3 and others on 1.4 ... then to top it > off depending on the distro the directory could be different, and each > box is running all 3 apps at different times. So to address this I'm > creating a "startup" script that locates the correct jre or jdk as > needed and does the correct path insertion. So what I need to do. > > 1. discover the location of the jre/jdk I need > No problem with this one a case statement is all I need. > 2. Set the appropriate path ... see above. > 3. Reset the path when the app is closed... Save the original PATH to another non-existant environment variable before you change it, once you are done with it, change the PATH back to the saved one :) Vox -- Think of the Linux community as a niche economy isolated by its beliefs. Kind of like the Amish, except that our religion requires us to use _higher_ technology than everyone else. -- Donald B. Marti Jr.
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