setting ENV variables

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Re: setting ENV variables by pbeckingham (Parson) on Jun 22, 2004 at 14:35 UTC
Try this: `$ENV{'myVariable'} = 'myValue';` [download] But it won't persist outside your program.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: setting ENV variables by Fletch (Bishop) on Jun 22, 2004 at 14:41 UTC
Erm, no. It will affect the process you set it in and any of its children; it won't affect the parent process (which is what you may be thinking of).	[reply]
Re^3: setting ENV variables by pbeckingham (Parson) on Jun 22, 2004 at 14:47 UTC
What are you saying 'Erm, no' to? The `%ENV` hash is modifiable, it won't be reflected outside the program, and is in no way permanent.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: setting ENV variables by Fletch (Bishop) on Jun 22, 2004 at 14:51 UTC
Re^5: setting ENV variables by pbeckingham (Parson) on Jun 22, 2004 at 15:07 UTC
Re^2: setting ENV variables by vikee (Sexton) on Jun 23, 2004 at 07:42 UTC
I need somthing that works both on unix and win from a perl. I think that it needs not to be persistent, just for the childs. thanks	[reply]
Re: setting ENV variables by bibo (Pilgrim) on Jun 22, 2004 at 14:38 UTC
the shell startup files are one place where env vars are set. if you mean setting them inside a perl script, hmmmm I would search the perl docs for "environment variables" yes, there is a module called "Env" which should help you read and set variables... `perldoc Env` should help with the details	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: setting ENV variables by bm (Hermit) on Jun 22, 2004 at 14:51 UTC
Yep, a good place to look is `perldoc -q environment` -- bm	[reply] [d/l]
Re: setting ENV variables by bassplayer (Monsignor) on Jun 22, 2004 at 14:50 UTC
Not sure if you mean from a perl script or not. From system command line (in Linux), this works: `export PERLMONKS=EDUCATIONAL`. ~~I believe that settings made using this format (system call from script) will persist after your script has finished, but not to other web processes, for example.~~ Update: Not it won't. :-( That'll teach me not to test first. :-) The above does work from command line though. bassplayer	[reply] [d/l]


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