File equations UNIX (sort of)?

[Glenn Mitchell]

I'm guessing the shell you're using doesn't handle setenv.  You can run
another shell or you might try:

set PAY=/archive/pay

Or simply
 
PAY=/archive/pay

Follow it by

export PAY

To make it an environment variable that is passed to subshells and programs.

You can also combine these:

export PAY=/archive/pay

It all depends on the shell you use.  Don't you just LOVE *NIX?

Glenn



-----Original Message-----
From: powerh-l-bounces+g.mitchell=computer.org at lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+g.mitchell=computer.org at lists.sowder.com] On Behalf
Of Elisabeth Corsten
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 9:19 AM
To: powerh-l at lists.sowder.com
Subject: File equations UNIX (sort of)?

 
Dear All, 

migrating from MPE to UX we have hit another question:

Is there another possibility of replacing MPE file equations (file
tempfile=permfile) than using system variables? The "Migration Guide",
otherwise very helpful, states:

...For example,

FILE PAY=PAY.ARCHIVE

would be replaced with

setenv PAY /archive/pay.

Unfortunately our Unix/scripting language/whatever doesn't understand this
command(?).

Any ideas (or even syntax examples??)

Thanks in advance 

  Elisabeth Corsten
  EC Datentechnik GmbH
  Germany