I tried that but I still got the "0" and escape code for the printer like esc"h16.7" things. I used Reflection to transfer the file in ASCII mode. Is there another way to do this? Please help! Brenda Forrest Smith ¼¶¼g©ó¤å³¹ ... >I believe you can just copy the spoolfile to a file. Then transfer it to >your PC using Refelctions or Minisoft. The syntax would be as follows: >(COPY O123.OUT.HPSPOOL, ASCIIFIL.GROUP.ACCT) I do this all the time and it >works just fine. > >Forrest. >