>>>>>>>>

REPLACE mMemo WITH FILETOSTR(cDocFile)

>>>>>>>
>>>
>>>my code
>>>
>>>REPLACE wordin WITH FILETOSTR("c:\my documents\colinnewnotes.doc")
>>>
>>>Wordin is a memo field
>>>
>>>What I get is a lot of rubbish in wordin
>>>
>>>What am I doing wrong?
>>
>>Because a wordfile is a lot of rubbish if not viewed with WORD or something similar? (Others say a wordfile is rubbish anyway)
>
>So I cant import a word doc into a memo field?

Yes you can but the only way you can view it is in word. You could use automation to open word and see the document But as Boris says better to store a link to the document location.