[Gambas-user] Write to file is adding strange characters

[lozza1978]

I would like to thank you all for the explanations it has cleared up why i
was adding the length of the string to the Write command. in future i will
be using print instead of Write as write is for binary.

Anyway, Here is a pic of my DVD converter / recorder Project..(Still early
days)
At the moment it converts avi/mpg files ready for dvd then works out movie
length and creates chapters, creates TOC and then you can burn the movie..
its a quick and easy way to create DVD'S (Any Comments?)

http://www.nabble.com/file/p14506463/snapshot8.png 




nando-7 wrote:
> 
> When you use the WRITE statement, there are two ways to use it:
> 1)  WRITE #hFile, test
> 2)  WRITE #hFile, test, LEN(test)
> 
> Explanation...
> 
> 1) Gambas adds the length of the string as part of the written data.
>    This one will cause you problems because it adds lenght automatically.
> 2) Gambas adds nothing and writes only the quantity of bytes 
>    specified by LEN(test) WITHOUT adding anything else to the file.
> 
> Use 2) by adding   ,LEN(string var) and the file will be as you expect.
> 
> -Fernando
> 
> 
> ---------- Original Message -----------
> From: Benoit Minisini <gambas at ...1...>
> To: mailing list for gambas users <gambas-user at lists.sourceforge.net>
> Sent: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:32:28 +0100
> Subject: Re: [Gambas-user] Write to file is adding strange characters
> 
>> On mardi 25 décembre 2007, lawrence pires wrote:
>> > Im trying to automate the writing of a dvd.xml file.
>> >
>> > Im trying to create and write the following text into a file:
>> >
>> >  <dvdauthor>  <vmgm />    <titleset>      <titles>        <pgc>
>> >   <vob file="your_video.mpg" chapters="0,0:20,0:30,0:40,0:50,0:60" />
>> >       </pgc>      </titles>    </titleset></dvdauthor>
>> >
>> >
>> > Heres the code im using:
>> >
>> > PUBLIC SUB Button2_Click()
>> > DIM hFile AS File
>> > DIM test AS String
>> > DIM test1 AS String
>> > DIM test3 AS String
>> >
>> > test = "<dvdauthor> \n<vmgm /> \n<titleset>\n<titles>\n<pgc>\n"
>> > test1 = "<vob" "file=\"your_video.mpg\""
>> > "chapters=\"0,0:20,0:30,0:40,0:50,0:60\"" "/>"
>> > test3 = "\n</pgc>\n</titles>\n</titleset>\n</dvdauthor>"
>> >
>> > hFile = OPEN "/home/don/Desktop/dvd" FOR CREATE
>> >
>> > WRITE #hFile, test
>> > WRITE #hFile, test1
>> > WRITE #hFile, test3
>> > FLUSH #hFile
>> > CLOSE #hFile
>> > END
>> >
>> > And this is the contents after the above has been executed:
>> >
>> > 1<dvdauthor>
>> > <vmgm />
>> > <titleset>
>> > <titles>
>> > <pgc>
>> > @<vobfile="your_video.mpg"chapters="0,0:20,0:30,0:40,0:50,0:60"/>*
>> > </pgc>
>> > </titles>
>> > </titleset>
>> > </dvdauthor>
>> >
>> >
>> > As you can see is writing strange characters to the dvd.xml file.
>> >
>> >
>> > can anyone please help me?
>> >
>> > Kind regards & Happy Christmas
>> 
>> WRITE is for writing binary data. Use PRINT to write text data.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> -- 
>> Benoit Minisini
>> 
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