Double Quote marks duplicated when outputting text to file

Hi,
I want to export a list of customer accounts into a Google KML file, so that
clicking on the file will show all their locations on google earth.

I have managed to generate the correct format of the KML file using a
function I have created in Access97, and the output of the function is
perfectly accurate.

I have then saved the output to a text file ( but added a KML extension) ,
but during the output stage, double quotations are added at the beginning
and at the end of the functions content, and in addition any double
quotations that existed within the string are repeated.

For example
The first line should read
?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?

But it actually exports as
"?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""UTF-8""?

Here's how I create my KML file using my function

Open "C:\Users\JON.DONKEYNOB\Desktop\GOOGLE_EARTH" & [txt_type] & ".KML"
For Output As #1
Write #1, GENERATE_GOOGLE_EARTH_LOCATIONS([txt_type])
Close #1


The variable txt_type is just a way that my function knows if I want to
export live customers or potential customers from our sales

Any help appreciated.

Jon

Try using Print instead of Write

John Spencer
Access MVP 2002-2005, 2007-2008
The Hilltop Institute
University of Maryland Baltimore County

jon wrote:
Hi,
I want to export a list of customer accounts into a Google KML file, so
that clicking on the file will show all their locations on google earth.

I have managed to generate the correct format of the KML file using a
function I have created in Access97, and the output of the function is
perfectly accurate.

I have then saved the output to a text file ( but added a KML extension)
, but during the output stage, double quotations are added at the
beginning and at the end of the functions content, and in addition any
double quotations that existed within the string are repeated.

For example
The first line should read
?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?

But it actually exports as
"?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""UTF-8""?

Here's how I create my KML file using my function

Open "C:\Users\JON.DONKEYNOB\Desktop\GOOGLE_EARTH" & [txt_type] &
".KML" For Output As #1
Write #1, GENERATE_GOOGLE_EARTH_LOCATIONS([txt_type])
Close #1


The variable txt_type is just a way that my function knows if I want to
export live customers or potential customers from our sales

Any help appreciated.

Jon

Thats fantastic John,
Thanks for your help.

I now have to replace some & characters within my script with + symbols
(because I've found that Google doesn't like the & symbol.

Any ideas how to do a find and replace within my function ?


Jon

"John Spencer" wrote in message
...
Try using Print instead of Write

John Spencer
Access MVP 2002-2005, 2007-2008
The Hilltop Institute
University of Maryland Baltimore County

jon wrote:
Hi,
I want to export a list of customer accounts into a Google KML file, so
that clicking on the file will show all their locations on google earth.

I have managed to generate the correct format of the KML file using a
function I have created in Access97, and the output of the function is
perfectly accurate.

I have then saved the output to a text file ( but added a KML extension)
, but during the output stage, double quotations are added at the
beginning and at the end of the functions content, and in addition any
double quotations that existed within the string are repeated.

For example
The first line should read
?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?

But it actually exports as
"?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""UTF-8""?

Here's how I create my KML file using my function

Open "C:\Users\JON.DONKEYNOB\Desktop\GOOGLE_EARTH" & [txt_type] & ".KML"
For Output As #1
Write #1, GENERATE_GOOGLE_EARTH_LOCATIONS([txt_type])
Close #1


The variable txt_type is just a way that my function knows if I want to
export live customers or potential customers from our sales

Any help appreciated.

Jon

Use the Replace function?

John Spencer
Access MVP 2002-2005, 2007-2008
The Hilltop Institute
University of Maryland Baltimore County

jon wrote:
Thats fantastic John,
Thanks for your help.

I now have to replace some & characters within my script with + symbols
(because I've found that Google doesn't like the & symbol.

Any ideas how to do a find and replace within my function ?


Jon

"John Spencer" wrote in message
...
Try using Print instead of Write

John Spencer
Access MVP 2002-2005, 2007-2008
The Hilltop Institute
University of Maryland Baltimore County

jon wrote:
Hi,
I want to export a list of customer accounts into a Google KML file,
so that clicking on the file will show all their locations on google
earth.

I have managed to generate the correct format of the KML file using a
function I have created in Access97, and the output of the function
is perfectly accurate.

I have then saved the output to a text file ( but added a KML
extension) , but during the output stage, double quotations are added
at the beginning and at the end of the functions content, and in
addition any double quotations that existed within the string are
repeated.

For example
The first line should read
?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?

But it actually exports as
"?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""UTF-8""?

Here's how I create my KML file using my function

Open "C:\Users\JON.DONKEYNOB\Desktop\GOOGLE_EARTH" & [txt_type] &
".KML" For Output As #1
Write #1, GENERATE_GOOGLE_EARTH_LOCATIONS([txt_type])
Close #1


The variable txt_type is just a way that my function knows if I want
to export live customers or potential customers from our sales

Any help appreciated.

Jon