Shell/Perl Variables

qball has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I'm running this shell script from a php script:

#!/bin/sh

echo "GOT HERE = $MYFILENAME $COMPANYID $FROMDATE $TODATE" > /var/tmp/
+test.txt

path/filename.pl $MYFILENAME $COMPANYID $FROMDATE $TODATE
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I know the environment variables are being set b/c the output is in the test.txt file. When I try to capture the environment variables in perl, I'm not seeing them.
In the perl script I print $ARGV[0] and so forth, but get nothing in return.

Thanks.
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Re: Shell/Perl Variables by VSarkiss (Monsignor) on Jun 28, 2001 at 01:02 UTC
If you're always going to use the same environment variables, consider reading them directly in your Perl program rather than off the command line: `my $filename = $ENV{MYFILENAME}; my $companyid = $ENV{COMPANYID};` [download] etc. If you post the code you're using to process `@ARGV`, there may be a problem that someone here can spot and help with. HTH	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re:x2 Shell/Perl Variables by grinder (Bishop) on Jun 28, 2001 at 01:19 UTC
Depending on whether the environment variables are exported or not, your suggestion might not work: `% FOO=bar % echo $FOO bar % perl -le 'print shift' $FOO bar % perl -le 'print $ENV{FOO}' %` [download] -- `g r i n d e r`	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Shell/Perl Variables by Abigail (Deacon) on Jun 28, 2001 at 01:32 UTC
In the original example, the shell script was called from elsewhere, and the variables were setup outside of the shell. So, whether the shell exports variables or not is irrelevant. -- Abigail	[reply]