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   Sean Dennis to All   
   Using "source"   
   18 Jun 15 19:39:37   
   
   Hello All,   
      
   The "source" command is much like the "call" command in DOS batch scripting.   
      
   However, as you've seen, the way you send variables to "source" is a little    
   different, but much like this command in DOS:   
      
   call batch.bat %1 %2 %3 %4 ...   
      
   With "source", however, the shell stops the first script from running until    
   the second script (the one being called) is finished.  It's really nice when    
   you're doing things in a sequencial (sp?) order like I am doing in the main    
   script.   
      
   --Sean   
      
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