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Old March 14th, 2003, 11:39 AM
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Question Writing to files
Hello, DevShed.

Currently I am writing a program which reads a text file and sets it out in the form of an INI file. So that my PHP can read it (but thats another story). I use this kind of code to write to a file at the moment:

Dim lngFile as long
Open *filename* For Append As #lngFile
Write #lngFile, "Information here"
Close #lngFile

The output in the file is this:
"Information here"

My problem is that I don't want the speech marks in there. Is there anyway I can get rid of these speech marks?

Thank you.

[edited due to mistake]
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AFIAK the # sign is required in these statements.
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I don't mind the # sign in the code.

Its the speech marks I worry about.

Or are the two related?
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speech marks? Please explain what you mean. Are you refering to quotes? If so then they are required if you are putting a constant in, but not a variable.
i.e.
Code:
dim fp as Long
dim filename as String
dim tmpVar as String

filename = "C:\test.ini"
tmpVar = "Some variable text"
fp = FreeFile

Open filename for Append as #fp
Print #fp, "Some constant text"
Print #fp, tmpVar
Close #fp
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Thank you!

It was the Write that was the problem.

I just needed Print.
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do you know there is an api to write in ini format? If you're interested I can provide some code.
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Thank you hedge, but I know about those Apis.

I just wanted an alternate way of doing it.

Its useful to know .

Thank you anyway.

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try this:

put your information in a variable

info$ = "information"

then

Write #lngFile, info$
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