Larry,

Use a Memo Binary instead.

create table x1 ( m1 m nocptrans )

>I have loaded up a GENERAL field using FILETOSTR()with an email. If I open the general field and double click on it it opens up correctly and I can see all the contents.
>
>Now if I try to convert it back to a file using STRTOFILE() and then try to open the now converted file by double clicking on it I loose all my content.
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>Can some please tell me what I'm doing wrong in STRTOFILE() or are there switches in the STRTOFILE() ?