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creating non .txt files in vb6

  • 14-09-2005 08:16PM
    #1
    pwd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,284 ✭✭✭ 


    Open szFileName For Output As #2

    When this is passed a string such as "test.abc", for example, it creates a file "test.txt" instead of using the extension I want. Why is this happening please?


Comments

  • #2
    Hobbes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,264 ✭✭✭✭Hobbes


    for vb6 you have to specify the filetype before hand but I forget the command. :/


  • #3
    pwd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,284 ✭✭✭pwd


    It was saving correctly after all, but this computer was displaying the file type as text files (wrongly).


  • #4
    Hobbes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,264 ✭✭✭✭Hobbes


    Try using the streams instead? eg.
    Set FileSys = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set outStream = FileSys.CreateTextFile(outFile, OverwriteIfExist, OpenAsASCII)
Do
	outStream.WriteLine textLine
Loop Until inStream.AtEndOfStream ' change to whatever.
outStream.Close


  • #5
    pwd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,284 ✭✭✭pwd


    sorry I meant that it was working already - the PC I was using had weird file associations that made it look like it wasn't at first.


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