2008/12/9 David Korn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [ast-users] problem with receiving arguments on mvs.390
> --------
>
> > I built ksh93 using 2008-11-04 source release on mvs.390 and I experience
> > problem with receiving arguments.
> I am glad to hear that you were able to build. We haven't had acces
> to an mvs.390 with Unix System Servies with a C compiler for a couple
> of years and have been looking for one.
> >
> > ksh <<EOF -s "My home directory: " $HOME
> > > echo \$1 \$2
> > > echo end of message
> > > EOF
> >
> > end of message
> >
> > As you can see the 1st and 2nd arguments did not come out on the output.
> > The same is true if I pass integer arguments rather than sting arguments.
> > I noticed that when I run korn shell script within the same process
> (using
> > '.' in front of ksh script) that the arguments are received correctly.
> The shell that you are in when you invoked this command is the one
> that should have set argv appropriately. Were you in ksh93 at this point
> or in /bin/sh or /bin/ksh?
[zs]
I was in bash but this happens regardless whether I'm in ksh, ksh93 or tcsh
or sh.
I don't think this is the problem with the shell I am in.
The arguments must be built correctly since I don't have this problem when
using other older version of ksh93 or even ksh.
[zs]
> >
> > // content of 'go' ksh script
> > #!/bin/ksh
> > a1=$1
> > a2=$2
> > echo $1 $2
> > echo end of message
> >
> > This does not work:
> > go "My home directory: " $HOME
> >
> > end of message
> >
> > However this works:
> > . go "My home directory: " $HOME
> > My home directory: /home/ts53544
> > end of message
> > Another problem is printing ksh version:
> > ksh -c 'printf "Using: ${.sh.version}\n" '
> > Using: .sh.version}
> > Does anybody have some insights which will help to find the root of the
> > problem and get this correct it?
> >
> > Zbigniew S.
> >
>
> David Korn
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