access to Unix environment variables from within grads scripting language

[bernd.becker at METOFFICE.GOV.UK]

But Diane,

'!echo $base'
base=result
say base

does not yield the anticipated result.
Bernd



On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 15:14, Diane Stokes wrote:
> The following works for me:
>
> '!echo $base'
> say result
>
>
>     Diane
>
>
> bernd.becker at METOFFICE.GOV.UK wrote:
> > Hello!
> >
> > I would like to access System environment variables
> > during run time of a grads script.
> > The following function doddle allows me to do that,
> > but it doesn't look nice.
> >
> > How can I make the following code much slicker?
> > Regards,
> > Bernd.
> >
> > function doddle ()
> > '!echo $base >./erp1'
> > record2=read(erp1)
> > result=sublin(record2,2)
> > rc=close(erp1)
> > say result
> > quit
> > return
> > --
> > Bernd Becker   The Monthly Outlook
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> >
>
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> Diane Stokes
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