>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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

I would instantiate word, load the file and print it.