Andrew,

Nothing good causes that to happen. It really sounds like you've got a corrupted file.

>What causes data to partially shift from one field to an adjacent field and what can be done to stop it?
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>Example
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>Proper:
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>cNameL cNameF cCompany
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>Dewey Andrew Coston & McIsaac
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>After the wierdness:
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> ^&%De wey And rew Coston & ...
>
>(the number of inserted charachters varies)
>
>Any help appreciated