Getting rid of the quotes in VB 1

[msturges]

Hi,

I'm using VB to read in a file, and depending on the data content per line, I write that line to a seperate output file. The problem is that when I write to the output file, the output string is always encapsulated automatically in quotation marks(&quot. I don't want these quotation marks in my output file.

Currently I'm using the Write function :

Example :

string = "My String"

Write #2, string

Output :
"My String"

Output should look like this :
My String (no quotes)

Does anyone know of a different function to use or a way to specify not to use the quotes within the Write function??

thanks
Mike.

 

[ITweedlie]

You cannot change the VB rules. Using the sequential mode VB always places quotes aroung strings. Try Writing a number. You will see that the number does not have quotes but if writing more than one field will be seperated by a comma. That is how VB reads and seperates fields in a sequential file.
eg. "String",101

If you read the file you have written and display the fields, you will see that there are no quotes.

You can create a random file. There are no quotes there.
However you must create a user type variable.

 

[msturges]

What exactly is a user type variable??

 

[WilMead]

Try Print #2, string


Wil Mead
wmead@optonline.net