>Harry,
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MessageBox( "   this is   " + chr(13) + "a test" + chr(13) + "      does it work like one would expect it to work?" )

yup, sure did...

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>Retains all spaces for me. You should note there is a finite size limit to the string that can be displayed in MessageBox().

aha - I think you just hit the proverbial nail on the proverbial head? Many of my 'messages' are pretty lengthy.

And what, pray, is this limit?

And - to the boys and girls at Microsoft if you're looking in - why the **** isn't it mentioned in the msdn help on messageboxes! Jeez, you'd think that sort of thing would be considered pretty basic!

Thanks David

Harry