this site ( http://www.wbwip.com/wbw/emailencoder.html ) encodes your ascii address string into the decimal equivalent. However the end result is a hell of a long string (see below) and some address fields will not take it. Bill's suggestion is probably just as effective but much shorter. dave ______________________________________ Dave Lazzari System Administrator Therapeutic Goods Administration 136 Narrabundah Lane Symonston ACT 2609 PO Box 100 (MDP 122) Woden ACT 2606 Australia ______________________________________ Tel: +61 (0) 2 6232 8404 Fax: +61 (0) 2 6232 8442 Email: dave.lazzari@health.gov.au ______________________________________ http://www.tga.gov.au ******************************************************************************** "Important: This transmission is intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use or dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you receive this transmission in error please notify the author immediately and delete all copies of this transmission." ******************************************************************************** ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************