Thank Roi,

I still think it would be easier for me if I can figure out/get info on the format of the file...since I don't have WordPerfect...J

>Hi Jill,
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>I'm pretty sure you'll need Wordperfect 9 from the Wordperfect Office 2000 version to use automation (I just looked in the help and there's piles of stuff about using VBA macros). I had thought the previous Win versions of WP did not support automation and you have to use DDE (I've never done it myself, but have seen posts about it).
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>IAC, you could probably do it all in WP. Even the DOS 5.1 version has a built-in macro language. I've written any recently, but it is pretty powerful.
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>hth
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>BTW, I think all the WP classes are different from the Word counterparts, so you'll have to look them all up in the WP help to translate David's code over.
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>>Hi David,
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>>>Everything VB can do with automation we can do better in VFP *L* preparing to ignore the VBer onslaught
>>Gr-eat! I was hoping you'd say something like that...even if it's not BETTER, it's what I've got right now, and am familiar with and it will do the job preparing to ignore the gotta branch out onslaught.
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>>>this is untested code, but it should at least get you close:
>>Well, I can see it WILL at least get me started...there are a few more complications, oc, that I didn't mention.
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>>Thanks so much...really appreciate it.
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>>Oh, BTW, the client is using WorPerfect, of course, so am I wrong to assume that I can do Something like:
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>>oWP = createobject( "Wordperfect.application" )
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>>?? I only have Word, so I guess I can test it out w/Word...
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>>Take care, J