>>>>>>>>>>>
REPLACE mMemo WITH FILETOSTR(cDocFile)
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>my code
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>>>>>>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
>
>
>I'm not sure if you can do this directly w/o open the word and convert all text to HTML.
OK then the word doc will have to go as an attachment as at present - disappointing though
Thanks for all you help Guys
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