>mremitfile = GETFILE('xls',' ','OK',0,'Select the file') >... >APPEND FROM (mremitfile) TYPE XLS >>and that works fine once the file is in 97-2003 format. the kicker is that i export this file from another location using OLE and it saves as an xls file, but if i try to import this file without saving as 97-2003 i get an error saying that the file type is not a valid xls. i would like to be able to import the file without getting the user to save as first