MAPI doesn't know how you assign values to lcBody. The problem is with FILETOSTR() part.

>i am using MAPI with MS Outlook and happy to say most of it is now working. However one aspect of the programming is still not working:
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>If i place a simple text "This is a sample of the text and it works fine" as lcBody it works fine but when i try this
>lcBody =filetostr('c:\sample.txt')
>It no longer works.
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>Yet it does work perfectly in Outlook Express as the default mailer.
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>Is there something different about generating emails in MS Outllook that will not allow this or do i need to set up alternate code for filetostr
>in this application.
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>thanks
>
>k