"&" and "+" Q:

Re: "&&quo t; and "+&quot ; Q:


"Option^Explici t @shaw.ca>" <fu-q<remspam> wrote in message
news:ySr7c.1208 95$Up2.45480@pd 7tw1no...[color=blue]
> 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[/color]
same[color=blue]
> job.
>
> ie: CurDir + "\myfile.ex e" or CurDir & "\myfile.ex e"
>
> 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[/color]
any?[color=blue]
>
>[/color]

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

Re: &quot;&amp;&quo t; and &quot;+&quot ; Q:

Thanks for that Raoul.


"Raoul Watson" <WatsonR@Intell igenCIA.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Option^Explici t @shaw.ca>" <fu-q<remspam> wrote in message
> news:ySr7c.1208 95$Up2.45480@pd 7tw1no...[color=green]
> > 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[/color]
> same[color=green]
> > job.
> >
> > ie: CurDir + "\myfile.ex e" or CurDir & "\myfile.ex e"
> >
> > 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[/color]
> any?[color=green]
> >
> >[/color]
>
> They're both concatenation symbol. The "+" was maintained for backwards
> compatibility with QuickBasic. To avoid confusion with math operation the
> ampersand "&" is prefered.
>
>[/color]

Re: &quot;&amp;&quo t; and &quot;+&quot ; Q:

On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 02:06:22 GMT, "Option^Explici t"
<fu-q<remspam>@shaw .ca> wrote:
[color=blue]
>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.ex e" or CurDir & "\myfile.ex e"
>
>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 "&"[/color]

'&' 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

Re: &quot;&amp;&quo t; and &quot;+&quot ; Q:


"Option^Explici t @shaw.ca>" <fu-q<remspam> wrote[color=blue]
> 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.ex e" or CurDir & "\myfile.ex e"
>
> 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?[/color]


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

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

LFS




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Re: &quot;&amp;&quo t; and &quot;+&quot ; Q:

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

"J French" <erewhon@nowher e.com> wrote in message
news:405ea0af.1 [email protected] tclick.com...[color=blue]
> On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 02:06:22 GMT, "Option^Explici t"
> <fu-q<remspam>@shaw .ca> wrote:
>[color=green]
> >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[/color][/color]
same[color=blue][color=green]
> >job.
> >
> >ie: CurDir + "\myfile.ex e" or CurDir & "\myfile.ex e"
> >
> >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 "&"[/color]
>
> '&' 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
>[/color]