eval array.

[J05HYYY]

sorry to keep litter bombing this forum, I seem to find myself coming across niggley mistakes... any suggestions much appreciated.


#!/bin/sh
i=0
text="why wont spaces work? how can I get them to work?"
eval array${i}="$text"
eval echo "\$array${i}"

[Arndt]

sorry to keep litter bombing this forum, I seem to find myself coming across niggley mistakes... any suggestions much appreciated.


#!/bin/sh
i=0
text="why wont spaces work? how can I get them to work?"
eval array${i}="$text"
eval echo "\$array${i}"

Shouldn't you have /bin/bash instead of /bin/sh?

[J05HYYY]

no, I want to use sh.

got it now:


#!/bin/sh
i=0
text="why wont spaces work? how can I get them to work?"
eval array${i}='$text'
eval echo "\$array${i}"

ta :)