Re: How to use variables as the action line?

On Wed, 15 Feb 2006, Michael Bluejay wrote:

> Thanks everyone for the help.  I'm trying to step back a bit and just
> write a simple recipe that pulls the action line from a variable, since
> I think that was hinted at possibly helping me achieve my goal.  I'm
> not sure whether to enclose the variable in braces, but it doesn't seem
> to work whether I do or not.
>
> ACTION='!disposable(_at_)michaelbluejay(_dot_)com'
>
> :0
> $ACTION
>
> procmail: Assigning "ACTION=!disposable@ michaelbluejay.com"
> procmail: Assigning "LASTFOLDER=! disposable@ michaelbluejay.com"
> procmail: Opening "! disposable@ michaelbluejay.com"
> procmail: Acquiring kernel-lock
>
> -------------------------
> :0
> { $ACTION }

        Must be:

:0
$ACTION

Bye,
  Udi



> procmail: Assigning "ACTION=! disposable@ michaelbluejay.com"
> procmail: Skipped "$ACTION }"
> procmail: Missing closing brace
>
> --------------------------
>
> How can it be missing the closing brace when it's right there?  I'm
> tempted to point a webcam at the closing brace so my computer can see
> it.
>
> I also tried putting a closing brace inside the variable definition but
> I still got the "missing closing brace" error.
>
>
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