>Hello All,
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>How do you get the font to follow a report from vfp5 to Word 2000.
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>I'm printing a report to a text file that can be opened in Word 2000 and then be massaged.
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>My default in the vfp5 report writer is arial 8pt. normal.
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>My default in Word 2000 is the same.
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>When I do this, "repo form strpconsignorstatement to file tempreport ascii" and, then load "Word" and open the document I get a "File Conversion" box, where I select "Plain text".
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>When the document opens it contains the font "Courier New" 10 pt.
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>Why won't it keep my default fonts? Is there something I can add to the vfp5 command to carry the fonts to the text file?
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>Thanks,
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>Jim Harvey
>jharvey@netrax.net

No, there isn't any way to keep the font. When you write a file out via the REPORT...ASCII command, ALL information about fonts, graphics, etc. is stripped from the file. The Courier default must be coming from Word.