> From: Brian Rowe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Hello,
> If I export CLASSPATH=blah on the command line it
> works fine. If I write a shell program that sets the
> CLASSPATH it won't set it! When I echo the value its
> right from the script, but when its done the CLASSPATH
> is not set. Any ideas on why this wouldn't work?
You can't change the environment of a parent from within
a child process. Either "source" the script ("source script")
or move the definition to your .bashrc file.
Tony Richardson
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