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creating non .txt files in vb6

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  • 14-09-2005 8:16pm
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    pwd
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    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?


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


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


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    Hobbes
    Registered Users 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


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    #5
    pwd
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    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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