Hello ToddAndMargo,
On Tue, 9 Sep 2025 11:50:57 -0700 ToddAndMargo via users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi All,
I know how to do this in Raku (Perl 6), but how do I assist
the return values of this zenity call inside a bash
script to separate variables?
$ zenity --forms --title="Create user" --text="Add new user" --add-entry="First Name" --add-entry="Last Name" --add-entry="Username" --add-password="Password" --add-password="Confirm Password" --add-calendar="Expires"
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A bash approach, using simple arrays:
$ IFS='|'
$ declare -a ARRAY=($(zenity --forms --title="Create user" --text="Add new user" --add-entry="First Name" --add-entry="Last Name" --add-entry="Username" --add-password="Password" --add-password="Confirm Password" --add-calendar="Expires"))
$ echo ${#ARRAY[@]} <- show the number of array cells
$ echo ${ARRAY[@]} <- show all array cells
Regards,