Access DataStage Env Values in Unix

kaps · Post by **kaps** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 3:45 pm

Can anyone tell me how to access the DataStage environment variable values in server (Unix). I know that all of those Env variables does exist in DSParams file and I can access them If I start a shell script from DataStage. But I want to kick of a shell script which should access those variables.

Any input is appreciated.

Thanks

kumar_s · Post by **kumar_s** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:12 pm

HI,
Declare the reqired variables in dsenv. Hope you would have used the following in your .profile.
. $DSHOME/dsenv
Now you can kick start the shell which can export the necessary variables.

-Kumar

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:24 pm

Please report whether this works. I have some doubts. On my systems, not all the environment variables in DSParams are set in the dsenv script.

kaps · Post by **kaps** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:42 am

Thanks for the suggestion. However since we need to add those variables manually in dsenv file it makes maintenenace harder...I mean wenever we make changes to env variables in DataStage I need to changed it here too...which probabaly I can't sell in my company.

Also If I decided to add them manually I don't need to do that in dsenv file as I can create one file just for env variables and include that file in my shell then I can access all those variables which again is maintenance issue...

Thanks anyway...

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:51 pm

Your shell script - or your dsenv shell script for that matter - could read them from DSParams.

Problem with that approach is that there's a separate DSParams file for each project, while your .profile and your dsenv are system-wide, irrespective of the project to which you're attaching.