For text files, better use the combination chr(13) + chr(10). I suggest you #DEFINE it somewhere, preferably in an #INCLUDE file. Your #DEFINE might look like this

#DEFINE NEWLINE chr(13) + chr(10)

Then:

lcMyText = "Line 1" + NEWLINE + "Line 2"

>tnx hilmar.
>I seem to lose my chr(13) formatting in the filetostr (that's my added text between the text file) - although the formatting of the actual text files remains in tact.
>
>k
>
>>Several options. One of the simplest is the converse of FileToStr(), namely, StrToFile(). It will save the specified expression (e.g., etext0 + etext1 + etext2) to disk. Nor do you have to save it all at once; there is an "append" option that allows you to add to the end of an existing file.
>>
>>Another option is low-level file functions. Probably more efficient if you want to add several pieces to a file, but it requires more commands. I suggest you start with StrToFile(), due to its simplicity.
>>
>>>combining text files into one composite text file is not a problem - below seems to work.
>>>However i am having difficulty saving the result - maybe i'm standing too close and missing the obvious.
>>>i would like to save etext2 in c:/mydirectory as a new text3.txt
>>>any suggestions will be appreciated:
>>>

>>>etext0=FILETOSTR("c:\mytext\words1.txt")
>>>etext1=FILETOSTR('c:\mytext\words2.txt')
>>>etext2="Words of etext0"+CHR(13)+etext1+CHR(13)+"_______________________"+CHR(13)+"words of etext2:"+CHR(13)+etext1 
>>>

>>>
>>>thanks
>>>k