If you just want to put the entire contents of the text file in the memo you can use APPEND MEMO MyMemo FROM myfile.txt. If you want finer control you could use the low-level file functions (FOPEN(), FGETS(), FREAD(), etc.).

>Hi,
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>Is it possible with foxpro 2.6 for windows to open, read and save the content of a text file into a memo field in a database. I mean by way of programming, not just cut and paste the text from the text file to the memo field.
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>Thanks for your help!
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>Patrice cadorette