Hi David,

Thanks for replying..

However, I am not a FoxPro progammer and I have to figure this out... I tried the text box like you suggested to show the uncompressed string. It compiles fine, but when I try to put the uncompressed string in the textbox, it says that it is read only.

I am sure that the answer is obvious, but please bear with me :)

If a set a breakpoint on the line which uncompressed and check the value of UnCompressedStr it gives me a string of spaces...

Thank you very much for your help!

Jenny