How to show Variables

[Bruce]

In 4.0 I could ask to create a text file like this:

TextFile.Write ("C:\flash\%newname%.txt", "%newname%")

In 5.0 I don't know how to show the variable as an variable:

TextFile.WriteFromString("C:/flash/newname", "", false);

[TJ_Tigger]

You will have to use the concatenate .. to combine the strings together. Or you can use the String.Concat to combine them as well. Try this

TextFile.WriteFromString("C:/flash/".. newname , "", false);

[Bruce]

Thx for the reply Tigg...
I tried it out but it doesn't work.

What i'm doing is this, I am having the end user name a new text file by having them add the name in an input box. When they hit done, it's suppose to add a text file into a folder that's already on their drive with what ever they named it.

TextFile.WriteFromString("C:/flash/".. newfile, "", false);
I need a .txt extention on the end.
Can you elaborate?

[Bruce]

I got it I think...

TextFile.WriteFromString("C:/flash/".."newflashcard.txt", "", false);

I needed to add the quotes" " around newflashcard.txt.

Thanks buddy!

[Corey]

I put in the word for a knowledge base entry on the quotes and escape backslash Bruce so I'm sure something will pop-up at some point... Takes a minute to get used to but it makes sense once you get the hang of it. :)

Corey Milner
Creative Director, Indigo Rose Software (http://www.indigorose.com)

[Bruce]

Well, I was off base! It didn't work! POOP!

TIGGER HELP!

[Worm]

Bruce you need to do two concatations (is that a word?)

"C:\\folder\\"..newfile..".txt"

[Bruce]

No i'm trying to make a text file with the name that the end user gives AMS.

I'll give that a try, Thanks

[TJ_Tigger]

Yeah, sorry I forgot about the double \\ to escape the backslashes. That'll learn me to try it before I open my big mouth

[Corey]

It's tricky until it becomes habit, we've all been got by that at one point. :)

A small knowledge base entry defintively outlining the new quotes and backslashes will give us somewhere to link people to...

Corey Milner
Creative Director, Indigo Rose Software (http://www.indigorose.com)

[Bruce]

Ok so should it look like this?

TextFile.WriteFromString("C:\flash\".. newname..".txt" , "", false); :confused:

[Worm]

TextFile.WriteFromString("C:\\flash\\".. newname..".txt" , "", false);

[Bruce]

THAT'S IT! Thanks everyone! :D

[Mark]

Hi Bruce,

Remember it always depends upon what is a variable and what is a string. Strings always need to be within quotes, Variables do not, but they need to be concatenated with strings (..) if you want to ‘add’ them into a string..

I hope that information helps.

[Bruce]

Thanks Mark

[John-oh]

I think the punctuation has caused me more grief than anything (at least, in AMS) a knowledgebase article would seem a good idea.

I think its one of those things that after spending some time swearing at it, we'll get used to it, and swear by it.