Moron in distress!

[Darknite2041]

Here's a simple question! My application uses the Command statement. It returns a filename like "C:\Windows\file.txt". I just want C:\Windows\file.txt without the expressions. I don't get it... I knew how to do this a week ago... maybe time for some sleep? Thanks.

[funkyd77]

what do you mean by without the expressions? do you mean without the quotes.

because i use apps that use Command and the strings never have the quotes embedded in them...

    Dim FF As Integer
    Dim FName As String
    If Command$ <> "" Then
      FName = Replace(Command$, Chr$(34), " ")
      FName = Trim$(FName)
      FF = FreeFile
      Open FName For Input As FF
       txtText = Input(LOF(FF), FF)
      Close FF
    End If

[Darknite2041]

Thank you! That did the trick.

P.S. - There's a service pack 4

I know there is a SP4, but I have a 56k modem, and am just going to wait till VB7 comes out .

[Paul282]

Won't that add a space to the front and end of the string?

Just being pedantic , funkyd77, you get the quotes when you drop a file (icon) on your app rather than pass it parameters, probably other situations too (extentions maybe, I forget).

Not much of use in SP4, if I knew what I know now I wouldn't have bothered with the 50meg download.

bugs fixed a plenty apparently but I haven't noticed anything

[Paul282]

oh,

on second read I spotted the TRIM statement :-)

why not just use "" instead of " " ????