Don't use macro substitution if you don't have to and you will save yourself a lot of aggravation.
You can replace FWRITE() function with FPUTS().

=FPUTS(RPFFILEHANDLE, filetext1)

Take also look at VFP text merge command/function: \ | \\ commans, TEXT ... ENDTEXT command, TEXTMERGE( ) function.

>It's wierd. Using debug, it errored on the line I was reporting. After changing the syntax like you suggested it still errored. When I stepped through it this time however, the error was on the fwrite. I know it's pretty important which line causes the error .... duh....so I'm a little surprised the line causing the problem (at least in the end) was not the line I originally reported.
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>The next command was after the command being reported causing the error and this was the syntax.
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>=FWRITE(RPFFILEHANDLE, '&filetext1'+CHR(13)+CHR(10)) && doesn't work
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>I changed the command to the following and all is well. I'm not sure why and am a little unsettled at this point. I'm guessing it must be the way the macro was being evaluated above.
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>=FWRITE(RPFFILEHANDLE, filetext1+CHR(13)+CHR(10)) && seems to work
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>I'm using the syntax you pointed out. You are right, it's much cleaner. Thank you for your help Sergy.
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>Smyte