I got around it one by cheating (hack).
I set the env variable...then just spawned $ENV{SHELL} which
inherits the var you set earlier - and then just waited for
the pid of the spawned SHELL process to return before exiting
the perl script.
Just an idea which may work for you.
Gl.
-Chris
-----Original Message-----
From: Bayard Bell [mailto:Bayard.G.Bell@;morganstanley.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 1:38 PM
To: Torbj�rn Lindahl
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Perl-unix-users] setting environmental variables
This can't work. Perl is running as a child process. Parents can't inherit
the environments of their children. Environment settings can only be
propagated to children.
Torbj�rn Lindahl wrote:
>
> Hi list,
>
> how can I set an environmental variable from within perl - so that it
> will be valid after the perl script has completed as well?
>
> i have done the following...
>
> $ENV{'MY_ENV_VAR'}="Some value";
>
> ...and in shell...
>
> echo $MY_ENV_VAR
>
> ...but no good.
>
> I also tried...
>
> system("export MY_ENV_VAR='Some value'");
>
> ...but didnt work either.
>
> Regards,
> Torbj�rn Lindahl
>
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