On Oct 3, 2008, at 11:59 AM, RJay Hansen wrote: > Hmmm... It comes back with a -1700 error: Can't make "{\\rtf1\\ansi\ > \ansicpg1252\\cocoartf949\\cocoasu.... etc. into text. > try taking out the returns. > I'm not understanding what the purpose of that part of the script is > for? > That is an RTF header. Rich text files have a header that describe the font on how the file is to be displayed. The header is a fairly generic one. -Mark