>>Does anyone know of a third-party product that will convert RTF files to TXT format? We really need a program that will run on its own (a batch program) to convert mass quantities of files on a daily basis.
>>
>>TIA!
>
>Joe,
>Below code would get a directory where .rtf are stored and write out .txt versions. Pls be notified rtf has a LoadFile method but it can't be used here because it can't accomodate to fast operations - you'd need set step, wait or alike (instead fopen(),TextRTF etc was used).
>

local lcRTFDir,lnRTFFiles,myRTF, lcSaveFile,lnSize
>local array arrRTF[1]
>lcRTFDir = getdir()
>if empty(lcRTFDir)
>	return
>endif
>lnRTFFiles = adir(arrRTF, lcRTFDir+'*.rtf')
>myRTF = CREATEOBJECT("RICHTEXT.RichTextCtrl.1")
>for ix=1 to lnRTFFiles
> lcSaveFile = lcRTFDir+stuff(arrRTF[ix,1],rat('.RTF',arrRTF[ix,1]),len('.rtf'),'.txt')
> lnHandle=fopen(lcRTFDir+arrRTF[ix,1])
> lnSize=fseek(lnHandle,0,2)
> =fseek(lnHandle,0,0)
> myRTF.TextRTF=fread(lnHandle,lnSize)
> =fclose(lnHandle)
> myRTF.SaveFile(lcSaveFile,1)	
>endfor
>

Cetin

Thanks for the code. I have tried it and am getting an Exception Code saying

OLE IDIPSATCH EXCEPTION CODE 0 FROM RICHTEXTCTRL: PROPERTY CANNOT BE SET.

What is causing this error? or why can't the property be set?