Index: trunk/src/plug_io.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/plug_io.c	(revision 23338)
+++ trunk/src/plug_io.c	(revision 23339)
@@ -812,11 +812,10 @@
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * writes the quoted string created by another subroutine
  */
-void pcb_print_quoted_string(FILE * FP, const char *S)
+void pcb_print_quoted_string_(FILE * FP, const char *S)
 {
 	const char *start;
 
-	fputc('"', FP);
 	for(start = S; *S != '\0'; S++) {
 		if (*S == '"' || *S == '\\') {
 			if (start != S)
@@ -829,8 +828,13 @@
 
 	if (start != S)
 		fwrite(start, S-start, 1, FP);
+}
 
+void pcb_print_quoted_string(FILE *FP, const char *S)
+{
 	fputc('"', FP);
+	pcb_print_quoted_string_(FP, S);
+	fputc('"', FP);
 }
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Index: trunk/src/plug_io.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/plug_io.h	(revision 23338)
+++ trunk/src/plug_io.h	(revision 23339)
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@
 int pcb_revert_pcb(void);
 int pcb_save_buffer_elements(const char *, const char *fmt);
 void pcb_sort_netlist(void);
-void pcb_print_quoted_string(FILE *, const char *);
+void pcb_print_quoted_string_(FILE *, const char *); /* without wrapping in "" */
+void pcb_print_quoted_string(FILE *, const char *); /* with wrapping in "" */
 void pcb_library_sort(pcb_lib_t *lib);
 void pcb_set_some_route_style();
 int pcb_write_pcb_file(const char *Filename, pcb_bool thePcb, const char *fmt, pcb_bool emergency, pcb_bool elem_only);