Hi Jean-Pierre,

>How do I get the formatted text out of this general field in the same format as the c:\test.rtf file (the readable ascii (with \par and \tab)), because I need to check for some words:

There's no simple way to get something out of a general field, because it actually contains OLE data, the so called Structured Storage. It defines a tree like data storage system based on storages (directories) and stream (files). What's contained in a stream is defined by the OLE server you are using to append the RTF control to the general field. There is some code out there to handle specific file types with specific file servers, but usually, a general field is a one way.

Christof