Re: aliases not getting expanded inside functions?

[Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

# schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx / 2003-01-14 05:10:08 +0000:
> On Jan 13,  7:40pm, Carlos Carvalho wrote:
> }
> }  >Hrm.  I was sure I'd tried it, but on your input I get the same result
> }  >you do.  Well, there's always:
> }  >
> }  >    IFS=';' eval 'fields=( $=dataline )'
> } 
> } Good, and it also works without the eval:
> } 
> }      IFS=';' fields=( $=dataline )
> } 
> } did it for me.
> 
> Er, yes, I'm sure it did, but I think you'll find that after that line
> is finished, IFS remains set to ';'.  The `eval' is in there so that IFS
> will be automatically reset to its old value after the command finishes.

    Wouldn't this work?

        OIFS=$IFS
        IFS=';' fields=( $=dataline )
        IFS=$OIFS

    That makes the intention obvious IMO.

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