On 06/06/2014 09:30 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
> On 06/06/2014 09:23 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
>>>> On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 8:52 PM, ToddAndMargo <[log in to unmask]
>>>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>     Hi All,
>>>>
>>>>     In Bash script language, how do I create a variable name
>>>>     from a variable?
>>>>
>>>>     I am trying to create a variable called "abcStatus"
>>>>
>>>>     x=abc
>>>>     $xStatus=xyz
>>>>
>>>>     obviously doesn't work.  What am I doing wrong?
>>>>
>>>>     Many thanks,
>>>>     -T
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>> On 06/06/2014 09:09 PM, Patrick J. LoPresti wrote:
>>> x=abc
>>> eval ${x}Status=xyz
>>> echo $abcStatus
>>>
>>>   - Pat
>>
>>
>> Hi Pat,
>>
>>    Wow.  I would have never figured that out on my own.
>>
>>    Thank you!
>>
>>
>> Follow on question: this works, but I would like
>> to clean it up:
>>
>> xx=ech
>> eval "$xx""o abc"
>> abc
>>
>> -T
>>
>
>
> How do I echo the variable?
>
> echo $(eval "${x}Status")
>
> isn't working
>


eval echo \$${x}Status
xyz

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