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  1. Jul 30th, 2003, 10:20 AM #1
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    Can't stop writing these stupid """"

    I think my problem is that I'm trying to write a string to a text file, and VB must automatically add the "" to the front and back of any string when writing it to a text file. Is there a way to keep this from happening? I tried trimming the quotes off before writing but no luck. Maybe I'm doing something wrong.
    VB Code:
    1. Dim textfileData As String

    2.  
    3. Open Filename For Output As #1

    4.     textfileData = Replace(textfileData, Chr$(34), "")

    5.     Write #1, textfileData

    6. Close #1
    Any suggestions?
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  2. Jul 30th, 2003, 10:25 AM #2
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    Use Print instead of Write.
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  3. Jul 30th, 2003, 10:25 AM #3
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    Change Write to Print.
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  4. Jul 30th, 2003, 10:26 AM #4
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    It is the write commant.. Use Print instead..

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  6. Jul 30th, 2003, 10:31 AM #5
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    Wow, so freaking easy. Thanks for all the replies guys. Is there a situation where you would ever choose Write over Print?
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  7. Jul 30th, 2003, 10:32 AM #6
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    If you want the quotes! LOL
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    Originally posted by Cander
    If you want the quotes! LOL
    Can't argue with that!




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    10 different ways to skin a cat and amazingly enough each and every one has the same result, the cat gets skinned! The same can be applied to code, so be nice and accept each others "preferences".
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  9. Jul 30th, 2003, 10:34 AM #8
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    heh. Well there may be a logical reason, but I don't have a clue.
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    Originally posted by Cander
    heh. Well there may be a logical reason, but I don't have a clue.

    The only possible reason I can come up with is that you are Appending to an existing file and want to be able to sort out what was written by the program from the origional text..
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  12. Jul 30th, 2003, 10:49 AM #10
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    If your information is likely to have commas in it then you are better off encapsulating everything in " because otherwise anything reading your CSV file later will get confused otherwise.
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  13. Jul 30th, 2003, 10:54 AM #11
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    I see your point but in my case my CSV is actually a semi-colonSV file. If you delimitter is anything other than a comma, it's kind of silly I think
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