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Q198609: FIX: Write Statement Prints Double-Quote(")

Article: Q198609
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbFileIO kbVBp kbVBp400bug kbVBp500fix kbGrpDSVB kbGrpDSVBDB
Last Modified: 11-JAN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

The Write statement prints out a double-quote within a string field where this
should not be allowed.

CAUSE
=====

The Write statement is intended to work with the Input statement. A string field
is started and terminated with double quotes, thus placing a double quote within
the field indicates the end of the field.

RESOLUTION
==========

If you need to print out a nested double quote, you need to use the Print
statement.

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Basic 5.0.

MORE INFORMATION
================

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a new project. Form1 is created by default.

2. Insert the following code into the Form's code window.

        Private Sub Form_Load()
           Open "test.txt" For Output As #1
           Write #1, "Bob " & Chr(34) & "The Man" & Chr(34) & " Bulldog"
           Close #1
        End Sub

3. Run the project, then open the file, Test.txt, in Notepad. It contains the
  following:

  "Bob "The Man" Bulldog"

If you try the preceding code sample in Visual Basic 5.0 or later, it results in
the following:

  "Bob ""The Man"" Bulldog"

To achieve the results of Visual Basic 4.0 in Visual Basic 5.0 or later, use the
following:

     Print #1, "Bob " & Chr(34) & "The Man" & Chr(34) & " Bulldog"

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbFileIO kbVBp kbVBp400bug kbVBp500fix kbGrpDSVB kbGrpDSVBDB 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB400Search kbVB400
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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