Then after the "TEXT TO..." you could have done...

YourMemvar = strtran( YourMemvar, chr(13)+chr(10), "" )

to strip the cr/lf out of the string, then used that to print or store in the memo field


>Don,
>
>>Just a shortcut instead of textmerge...
>>

>>TEXT TO YourMemvar
>>this can be text
>>without the \\ references of textmerge
>>and more text as needed
>>ENDTEXT
>>
>>? YourMemvar
>>

>
>Yep, I tried that too, but since the requirement was for a complete paragraph with no CR or LF, I had to use TEXTMERGE. TEXT TO gave me one line out for each line in.