Append inserting random char into beginning of QTString

[TomJoad]

Hello everyone, I'm making a small program that will ease the process of opening files at the law firm I work for. Anyways, I'm having a difficult time with the append class of QTString.

I am trying to write to a csv file through user input, but need to get past this step first. (everything but 1 will be through user input, and date will take the system date)

The specific format it needs to look like is:
,"defendant",advs.,"plaintiff",Lawyer,1,date,,, ,,,

The function:

void csvWriting()
{
    QFile file("register.csv");
    file.open(QIODevice::Append | QIODevice::Text);
    QDataStream out(&file);
    QString string = " ,";
    QString defendant = "Defendant";
    QString camma = ",";
    QString advs = "advs.";
    QString plaintiff = "Plaintiff";
    QString lawyer = "lawyer";
    QString date = "date";
    QString ending = ", , , , , \n";
    string.append(defendant + camma + advs + camma + plaintiff + camma + lawyer + camma + date + ending);
    out << string;
    file.close();
}

void csvWriting()
{
    QFile file("register.csv");
    file.open(QIODevice::Append | QIODevice::Text);
    QDataStream out(&file);
    QString string = " ,";
    QString defendant = "Defendant";
    QString camma = ",";
    QString advs = "advs.";
    QString plaintiff = "Plaintiff";
    QString lawyer = "lawyer";
    QString date = "date";
    QString ending = ", , , , , \n";
    string.append(defendant + camma + advs + camma + plaintiff + camma + lawyer + camma + date + ending);
    out << string;
    file.close();
}

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However, when it outputs, a random character (seems to like b/d) is inserted into the string:

d , D e f e n d a n t , a d v s . , P l a i n t i f f , l a w y e r , d a t e , , , , ,

I'm assuming it has something to do with the appending process as when I was doing the test writing with a single string this did not happen. Does a "," have an escape character I could use instead? The subsequent "," that are appending don't produce this outcome though...

Where is this d coming from, and how would I fix it? As a side note, I am not sure why all the letters have spaces between them, but, for my purposes, it doesn't seem to matter.

(perhaps it would just be easier to do "out << string; out << camma;" etc.)