>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>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
>>
>>Lets try another tack - how about printing a word doc from VFP
>
>One thread - one question.
>
>Does one have M$ Word installed on the comp?
Yes
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