On 30 Jul 2002 at 15:08, Dian Chapman wrote: > * It'll convert all the files in that folder from [whateverName].msg > (Outlook) files...to [sameName].txt files...as fast as your processor > can crank them out I've been following the thread with interest, but when I tried it, I didn't get text messages. I have a file with a TXT extension, but it still looks to be some kind of encoded file. It has some text, but mostly it's binary characters. After you renamed to TXT files, did you open with Notepad? I'm using Windows 2000 and Office 2000, if that makes any difference. -- Jim poston@xxxxxxx << Command Interpreter Bad or Missing... >> ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************