Setting multiple env. variables using launchctl

I don't know if I can be of much help, but do shell script has a few issues with some things due to the script needing to be quoted. I can't be certain, but wonder if the comma in the last one is causing the problem with do shell script.

Can you run that that las line in the Terminal (without do shell script) and it is successful?

If so, maybe try putting the script inside single quotes.

Another option would be to create a single shell script with all the commands and load it via a launch agent. You would need to use Applescript and the do shell script command at all.

Search for creating launch agent plists.

Here's the first hit I got: https://robots.thoughtbot.com/example-writing-a-launch-agent-for-apples-launchd which links back to the Apple developer site for more info.

Here is a discussion that features a launchd plist for running a shell script file. I would put the shell script in some folder in /Library/Application Support/ as opposed to in some users folder unless it only applies to that user, then I would put it in the user's Library.

Creating a Launch Daemon plist to run at startup

The plist can go into the /Library/LaunchAgents folder so that it runs for all users, or put it in an individual user's ~/Library/LaunchAgents folder to only run for that user.

Another issue could be that do shell runs the /bin/sh which is in the bourne shell family, where setting environment variables is done via the export command

export var="value"

Also the export command can have multiple assignments on a single line

export var1="value" var2="value" var3="value" ...

Unless launchctrl has some magic that requires the use a csh/tcsh syntax.

Here is an example of what you are trying to do. Reference says it still works in EC:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25385934/setting-environment-variables-via-la unchd-conf-no-longer-works-in-os-x-yosemite

My bad. I apologize posting bad information about using export vs setenv. setenv is a launchctl specific operation.

Just a guess, but you appear to be using the ',' separator between the two paths in the VRAY_FOR_MAYA2015_x64 example, I'd expect it to be ':'.

C.

cdhw wrote:

Just a guess, but you appear to be using the ',' separator between the two paths in the VRAY_FOR_MAYA2015_x64 example, I'd expect it to be ':'.

C.

I saw that in an example in searching the web for ways to set them, but wasn't sure if that was correct.