beginner question: using 'set VAR=...'

[tek1]

Thank you for your reply.

I have also tried the shell scripts, but the variables are not 
available/exposed after the script has executed...


At 11:02 03/04/22 -0400, you wrote:
>On Tue, 22 Apr 2003, tek1 wrote:
>
> > Using Cygwin, I'm trying to run some .bat scripts that contain 'set
> > VAR=....' statements.  However, after the script is run, those variables
> > defined by the 'set' statement are not recognized (as environment
> > variables).  These are variables that are to exist temporarily (i.e. during
> > the session or time that the Cygwin window is open), so I do not want to
> > put them in CYGHOME/cygwin.bat.
> >
> > Any advice?
> > Thank you.
>
>FYI, .bat files aren't run by Cygwin.  Running a .bat file invokes the
>Windows command processor, which interprets the .bat file.
>
>Any particular reason you're not using shell scripts?
>         Igor


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