Denis,

If you're using Microsoft's RTF control, then you could try the following:

*-- get only the text without all the formating codes
lcText = ThisForm.oleRtfControl.text

HTH
>Hilmar, thanks a lot. I have it working. I wonder if there a function to convert the RTF text in the memos to standard text - as needed in some basic reports. And if the memos are transfered to Word, is it poss. to translate the memo text from RTF to normal word stuff. Many thanks.