>>>What is wrong on a frx with just one simple full width field that grows as needed?
>>>
>>>I strongly suggest to use the more recent interfaces, not those ancient stuff.
>>>
>>>I bet a frx as suggested would run for hours while you are fiddiling with this SET MARGIN.
>>
>>OK to be hones I don't know how to incorporate the text file imported into a variable called fred into an frx
>
>ok. the frx has a field? Note that has nothing to do with a tables field. This is a name for a thing on a report.
>the field has a expression
>the expression can have a value
>like a literal "Mooo"
>like a field of a table cField
>like anything that returns a value ISNULL(cField)
>and like any other expression you can put a variable into it
>
>so
>the field in the frx contains pcText
>now you run the report like
>

>PUBLIC;
> pcText  &&Hungarian notation p=public, c=Character, helps to understand what one is doing
>
>pcText = fred
>
>REPORT FORM PrintMyText.frx TO PRINTER PROMPT
>
>RELEASE;
> pcText
>

That works upto a point - the textfiles can be any size - how do I specify the size of pctext in the report - at the moment I have it defined as 12 lines in the report

Can I email you the report - it would be quicker for both of us - if so what is your email address

Once again thanks for all your help

Colin