' FileToStr() VFP equivalent ' expC1 File name Public Shared Function FileToStr(ByVal tcFileName As String) As String Dim loFile As IO.StreamReader Dim lcString As String lError = False cError = "" Try loFile = New IO.StreamReader(tcFileName) lcString = loFile.ReadToEnd() loFile.Close() Catch loError As Exception cError = loError.Message lError = True lcString = "" End Try Return lcString End FunctionBut, I am loosing my French characters. What should I modify in this function to preserve them?