Stephanie -

Maybe you put:

SET TEXTMERGE TO ON

by mistake?

- George

>Hi Jim,
>
>Nop, no sys() functions are used, just TEXT TO [VarName]..., i am suspecting this to be the problem but not 100% sure. I can only reproduce in a DLL at run time. Do you know if TEXT TO creates a low level file internally? and maybe called ON.TXT or OFF.TXT ?
>
>Thanks
>
>>>I am sending the output to a viariable!, TEXT TO lcSql, there is no need to open a low level file.
>>>
>>>>Looking at the help... and issuing a WAG - try to FOPEN/FCREATE your own file and assign the file handle to the _TEXT system variable.
>>
>>Do you use any SYS() functions that **could** be implicated?
>>
>>good luck