How to use Datastage environment variable in a unix script

[jeet_81]

Hi All,
I am using Datastage 8.1 set up on Linux.
Now is there any way, I can use Datastage environment variables in my unix script.

Please help.

Thanks.

[Mike]

Short answer is yes.

Which environment variables would those be? Project environment variables that are defined with the Administrator client? Those defined in dsenv?

For project environment variables you can grep/cut them from the DSParams file. Those with the encrypted string type will pose an additional hurdle.

For those in dsenv you can source the dsenv file.

Mike

[Mike]

Just thought of another, more conventional approach...

Call the script from a job sequence using a routine or command activity and pass whatever values are needed on the command line to the script.

Mike

[chulett]

If you run the script from DataStage then there's no need to pass anything, they will be in the environment. Just reference them like any other environment variable.