I build the following format in a setuid script with a function I call BuildFormat. The last statement then returns this as a string. When I call eval(BuildFormat()) to cause the format to be defined I get the following error message

Insecure dependency in eval while runing setuid at /dev/fd/3 line 275

I need to build & rebuild this format on the fly several times though out the life of the program. Any suggestions on how to get around? 

format STDOUT_TOP =

SID  SERIAL#  USERNAME  OSUSER  MACHINE     PROGRAM                 PR
+OCESS  STATUS    SPID
---- -------- --------- ------- ----------- ----------------------- --
+------ --------- ------
.

format STDOUT =
@<<< @<<<<<<< @<<<<<<<< @<<<<<< @<<<<<<<<<< @<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< @<
+<<<<<< @<<<<<<<< @<<<<<
$cols[0], $cols[1], $cols[2], $cols[3], $cols[4], $cols[5], $cols[6], 
+$cols[7], $cols[8]
.

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Thanks Robert Walkup

In reply to setuid script returning Insecure dependency by rdww

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