eval foo.sh $FOO
Should do the trick...

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of 
> Post, Ethan
> Sent: 06 March 2002 19:23
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: RE: Korn Shell Q
> 
> 
> No that did not work, thanks.  I remember the command I am 
> more specifically looking for, it is a command that says to 
> do expansion twice on a line, anyone remember what this is?
> 
> basically if you have a variable that looks as follows
> 
> echo $FOO
> 
> -g "dba apps"
> 
> the double quotes will get exanded another time so they are 
> picked up correctly when you call
> 
> foo.sh $FOO
> 
> - Ethan
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 12:32 PM
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> 
> Ethan, I had a similar problem when using the getopts
> command when using it in conjuction with nohup and the
> &. I found by throwing ksh in the syntax everthing
> worked. i.e. nohup ksh setup.ksh -a parameters & 
> 
> This may or may not work for you but it's worth a try.
> 
> Scott
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