Thanks folks,I feel much better now . .:-D Peter

Thanks, it looks promising, I'll look into it.Peter

Thanks . . I know the ascii file export/import routine. I was just wondering if there's a more direct route (call me lazy). Thanks again.Peter

V14 had it under the compatibility tab. Looks a little different but works the same.Peter

Windowing the text will give the results you describe. For the txt2mtxt routine to work you need to select the p then e then n, then z in that order f...

Well, here goes . . not simple but simpler than typing them in. I'd start with the txt2mtxt command (Express tools) and select each text entity left t...

That sounds like an empty text string. Try: File -> Drawing cleanup -> Erase blank text entities. phd