I don't work with foreign languages in Foxpro, but I have run into problems with encrypted fields in tables being shared between FPD26 and VFP7/8. I had to issue SET NOCPTRANS on the problematic fields. It could also be due to your pagecode settings. I would check into both as a start. Don't know if that helps at all, but here is my code:

#IF "VISUAL" $ UPPER(VERSION())
   *--Table is original created and used in FPD26 now used in VFP also
   SELE al3dict               && contains the below fields
   SET NOCPTRANS TO standard  && don't translate the codepage on this field
   SET NOCPTRANS TO GROUP     && same here
   SET NOCPTRANS TO prof_nc   && and here
   SET NOCPTRANS TO prof_sc   && and here
#ENDIF

>Thnx tracy,
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>dont laugh when i'm telling you that i'm printing the memo file using "\\". The problem is that it is a old program converted from foxpro for dos to vfp 7 by a college. So i have to use some out date methodes to keep the program running and compatible with the other old working environment.
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>It would be great to use reports but snif snif... no cando.
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>I discoverd another problem with this converion and maybe you can help me one again. The files where created and use in the old foxpro 2.1 environment. The problem is that much of the data (business letters and client information) are in french, so there are lots of 'ç,é,è'. When i open these files in vfp7 these letters are changed in other letters.
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>Do you know how i can fix that problem ?
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>Thnx for helping me out !