"&" and "+" Q:

[Option^Explicit]

Can anyone tell me what the difference between using one or the other of
these.?
From what I have read they are the same thing, and both seem to do the same
job.

ie: CurDir + "\myfile.exe" or CurDir & "\myfile.exe"

I have noticed however when copying code from the API guide especially,
using "+" when modifying the code sometimes ends up with error until you
change to "&"

Anyone know what the standard is to use, and what the difference is if any?

[Raoul Watson]

"Option^Explicit @shaw.ca>" <fu-q<remspam> wrote in message
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Can anyone tell me what the difference between using one or the other of
these.?
From what I have read they are the same thing, and both seem to do the same job.

ie: CurDir + "\myfile.exe" or CurDir & "\myfile.exe"

I have noticed however when copying code from the API guide especially,
using "+" when modifying the code sometimes ends up with error until you
change to "&"

Anyone know what the standard is to use, and what the difference is if any?

They're both concatenation symbol. The "+" was maintained for backwards
compatibility with QuickBasic. To avoid confusion with math operation the
ampersand "&" is prefered.

[Option^Explicit]

Thanks for that Raoul.
"Raoul Watson" <Wa*****@IntelligenCIA.com> wrote in message
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"Option^Explicit @shaw.ca>" <fu-q<remspam> wrote in message
news:ySr7c.120895$Up2.45480@pd7tw1no...

Can anyone tell me what the difference between using one or the other of
these.?
From what I have read they are the same thing, and both seem to do the

same

job.

ie: CurDir + "\myfile.exe" or CurDir & "\myfile.exe"

I have noticed however when copying code from the API guide especially,
using "+" when modifying the code sometimes ends up with error until you
change to "&"

Anyone know what the standard is to use, and what the difference is if

any?

They're both concatenation symbol. The "+" was maintained for backwards
compatibility with QuickBasic. To avoid confusion with math operation the
ampersand "&" is prefered.

[J French]

On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 02:06:22 GMT, "Option^Explicit"
<fu-q<remspam>@shaw.ca> wrote:

Can anyone tell me what the difference between using one or the other of
these.?
From what I have read they are the same thing, and both seem to do the same
job.

ie: CurDir + "\myfile.exe" or CurDir & "\myfile.exe"

I have noticed however when copying code from the API guide especially,
using "+" when modifying the code sometimes ends up with error until you
change to "&"

'&' is an 'addition' to BASIC, generously provided by Microsoft in (I
think) VB4

It adds together strings .. and most simple variables
ie: it sneakily turns numbers into strings

A$ = "SomeText" & 666

'+' is the original method of concatenating Strings, and will throw an
error if you try to 'add' numbers to Strings
- which helps cut down on errors

'&' is the 'trendy' way of doing things
'+' is the normal way in languages that support string concatenation
using an operator

[Larry Serflaten]

"Option^Explicit @shaw.ca>" <fu-q<remspam> wrote

Can anyone tell me what the difference between using one or the other of
these.?
From what I have read they are the same thing, and both seem to do the same
job.

ie: CurDir + "\myfile.exe" or CurDir & "\myfile.exe"

I have noticed however when copying code from the API guide especially,
using "+" when modifying the code sometimes ends up with error until you
change to "&"

Anyone know what the standard is to use, and what the difference is if any?

Try these, then decide which you'd prefer to use:

Debug.Print "2" + 2
Debug.Print "2" & 2

LFS


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[Option^Explicit]

Now it all makes sense. and explains the errors as well.
good answers :)

"J French" <er*****@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 02:06:22 GMT, "Option^Explicit"
<fu-q<remspam>@shaw.ca> wrote:

Can anyone tell me what the difference between using one or the other of
these.?
From what I have read they are the same thing, and both seem to do the samejob.

ie: CurDir + "\myfile.exe" or CurDir & "\myfile.exe"

I have noticed however when copying code from the API guide especially,
using "+" when modifying the code sometimes ends up with error until you
change to "&"

'&' is an 'addition' to BASIC, generously provided by Microsoft in (I
think) VB4

It adds together strings .. and most simple variables
ie: it sneakily turns numbers into strings

A$ = "SomeText" & 666

'+' is the original method of concatenating Strings, and will throw an
error if you try to 'add' numbers to Strings
- which helps cut down on errors

'&' is the 'trendy' way of doing things
'+' is the normal way in languages that support string concatenation
using an operator