Thanks for all the responses. I did try the unset but it didn't work.
Does the command need to be in quotes?
Also I have another question regarding variables. If a value in a variable
is preceded by several blanks (ie. ' TRUE'), how do you
strip off those blanks to be left with only the word TRUE? I know these
are probably very simple questions, but not for a rookie like me. I
appreciate all the help. Thanks................Lucy
---------------------- Forwarded by Lucy Premus/Bsg/MetLife/US on 01/15/99
01:54 PM ---------------------------
Thomas Seidel <seidelt@DBF.DDB.DE> on 01/15/99 11:13:40 AM
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To: NV-L@UCSBVM.ucsb.edu
cc: (bcc: Lucy Premus/Bsg/MetLife/US)
Subject: Re: Set variable to null
> I'm a true rookie when it comes to writing scripts. Could somebody
please
> tell me how to set a variable, in a script, to null, after its been
> previously set to a value? Thanks.................Lucy
Assuming, you mean scripts for AIX ;-)
'unset variable' removes "variable" from the current environment.
BTW, 'variable=""' sets variable to an empty string.
Thomas
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