And the old SYS(15) function might be even better (though I´m not sure whether it´s still supported, and I cannot check for I don´t have VFP installed in the PC I´m working in just now).

>CHRTRAN might work better than STRTRAN in this instance.
>
>>Bob,
>>
>>If you need to look for quotes through-out your information:
>> STRTRAN(InfoToChk, ["], [])
>>
>>-myron kirby-
>>========================
>>>I need a FAST way to strip quote marks from [COPT TO] ASCII output. It will be stripping over 4,000,000 records with multiple quote marks.
>>>
>>>I am wondering if low-level program code is the best and fastest way to do it.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Bob