problem in execuitng the binary in a bash script

[mr_ss]

I want to execute a program in a script.
the executable needs some shared libraraies at run time..
the code is like...

#test.sh
#script file that contains the binary.

#setting the path varaibles

LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/local/nxserver/lib" NOTES_PATH="/opt/lotus/notes/latest/linux:/local/notesdata"
PATH="$PATH:$NOTES_PATH:/opt/lotus/notes/latest/linux/res/C"

#calling the executable file here
/usr/local/bin/nxserver databasePath

#databasePath is command line argument

now when i run this script it gives me an error message that "can not find shared libraries"
However if i define the above path variables in the /etc/profile, logout and then do login again,the script works fine.

can anybody tell me is it possible to do that without defining the path variables in the /etc/profile.Any alternate solution to this?


Thanks in advance!!!

[kmj]

(?) uh, I know jack about shell scripting, but you may need to export those variables before you can use them. (?) It's worth a shot anyway.

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH, PATH

[satchel]

kmj is on track. You need to source(run) the file that contains these variables within you calling shell script. If you have these variables in /etc/profile(...in the form EXPORT variable_name=value) then just run /etc/profile at the beginning of your shell script like so ....

. /etc/profile

...this will make the variables available to your shell script.

[satchel]

oh sorry ...you don't want them in /etc/profile...well just put them in another file and do the same...

[satchel]

I had incorrect export syntax before...I meant a seperate file /etc/whatever_profile that looks like this...

#!/bin/sh
#/etc/whatever_profile
#might not need quotes around these values

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="blah blah"

export NOTES_PATH="blah blah"


etc...

then your calling shell script...

#!/bin/sh
#test.sh

. /etc/whatever_profile

#call your executable(s)

[mr_ss]

Thanks satchel for your valuable , i use it and the problem is solved....also thanks for kmj for his help....

:)