I use to do the following for reports when I need the normal text:
loText = CREATEOBJECT("RichText.RichTextCtrl.1")
SELECT InfoMemo FROM MyTable INTO CURSOR MyCursor READWRITE &7 works only in VFP 7!
SCAN
loText.TextRTF = MyCursor.InfoMemo
REPLACE MyCursor.InfoMemo WITH loText.Text
ENDSCAN
REPORT FORM MyReport TO PRINTER PROMPT PREVIEW NOCONSOLE
RELEASE loText
USE IN MyCursor

>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.