How to do?

[SlowLearner]

Hi I am not sure if this is the right place to post this question, and I am rather unfamiliar with VB.Net.

I need to code out a proper HTML file using VB.NET including tables so that the HTML code will look similiar to this:

<table width="500" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1">

 

I know that " is supposed to replace " but when I add that to a string, my final HTML file comes out along the lines of:

<table width="500" border="1" cellspacing="1"

cellpadding = "1" >

:confused:

I am currently using the StreamWriter function and writing in strings to compile the HTML file.

 

Something like this

<code>

Dim str As String

Dim str2 As String

Dim str3 As String

Dim str4 As String

Dim objStr As StreamWriter

objStr = New StreamWriter("c:\test.html")

str = "<table width="500""

str2 = "border="1""

str3 = "cellspacing="1""

str4 = "cellpadding = "1" >"

objStr.WriteLine(str)

objStr.WriteLine(str2)

objStr.WriteLine(str3)

objStr.WriteLine(str4)

objStr.Close()

</code>

 

Is anyone able to help/guide me along? Or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks in advance.

[Rick_Fla]

Take the &quote out and use the following. I don't have VS opened, but should be fine.

 

Dim str As String
Dim str2 As String
Dim str3 As String
Dim str4 As String
Dim objStr As StreamWriter
objStr = New StreamWriter("c:\test.html")
str = "<table width=" & Chr(34) & "500" & char(34)
str2 = "border=" & Chr(34) & "1" & Chr(34)
str3 = "cellspacing=" & chr(34) & "1" & chr(34)
str4 = "cellpadding = " & chr(34) & "1" & chr(34) & " >"
objStr.WriteLine(str)
objStr.WriteLine(str2)
objStr.WriteLine(str3)
objStr.WriteLine(str4)
objStr.Close()

 

 

the chr(34) is a quote and should work better than putting the &quote; in the stream.

[snarfblam]

In VB you may include double quotes inside a string by putting double double quotes. Better yet... let me show you:

 

Dim A As String = "String with ""Quotes"" inside" 
   'A = String with "Quotes" inside
Dim B As String = """Quotes at the beginning and end can look confusing"""
   'B = "Quotes at the beginning and end can look confusing"
Dim C As String = "<table width=""500"" border=""1"">"
   'C = <table width="500" border="1">

[Rick_Fla]

Yes, you're right on the double quotes. I have used both, but have found myself getting confused or screwing up with all the quotes :) But I guess it's more of how comfortable you feel.

[SlowLearner]

Many thanks to the both of you for your help. It works fine now. :)