You're looking for putenv() not system(). If you call system() it will
fork another shell, where you would set an environment variable where it
would promptly exit and be lost forever. putenv() will manipulate the
current environment.

S-


On Fri, 10 Sep 2004, Chris Hagemaier wrote:

> Ananda-
> You can use the system() function for this.
> Chris
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> Dear friends,
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> Is it possible to run unix command from within the Pro*C program. I need
> to set some environment variables (for setting env of forms 6i) from
> within the Pro*C program so that it can run form applications.
>
> Regards
> Ananda Basak
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