Specifying that the file is text when adding the file to VSS was the ticket. Thanks for your help Christof.

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>It does? SCCText.Prg should remove all memo fields from the SCA/VCA file that might contain binary fields, but I can't say for sure, because I haven't used the original one for years now. *s*
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>In any case, when you add a file to VSS, you can specify whether it's binary, text or VSS should automatically detect what it is. The default value is Auto.