>>>>>>>>
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?
with word automation you can get the text out of a word doc and store it to a memo field , without formatting though.
I can find some code in my apps if you need me to.
Peter
Peter Cortiel