>When exporting a VFP report form to a text file, the text output has large psaces between the report columns.
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>For example, the report prints and fits fine on 8 1/2 by 11 paper. The font used on the form is Arial. The text file created has large spaces between the columns.
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>Does anyone have code that can export a report form to a Word document? (i.e, the detail section of the report becomes a word table)

If you want to create a text file from a VFP report, you should use a fixed-pitch font. Arial is not a good choice for this.

You can use FoxWord, available here in the files section to create a Word document.