>>>>>>>>>>

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?
>>
>>Why you need to import that document into MEMO field?
>>Why not just store full path to it, or copy that document into a subfolder of your data folder and store only the name of the document>
>
>I want to send an email with the body text containing the word document

#1 It would require the other side to own a copy of M$ Word. Messages like that will be deleted without notice on my system.
#2 it is in general to see as insecure to have active content in mails

conclusion: generate pdf, attach to the mail and send plain text