This is specifically directed at the folks at HP that support HPDESK, but I would welcome anyone that has some _constructive_ input to this question. If HPDESK can accept DCA documents and convert them to display and print, why can't it (or why can't I figure out how to) convert them to text when copying them to an MPE file? I thought I had the answer when I saw ?DCACONV.PUB.SYS, but neither one of them will allow you to run them from the CI. TIA, I know the thoughts expressed here are my own because no one else would claim them! Don Harrington [log in to unmask] Boeing Commercial Airplane Group Phone: 206-931-4457 PO Box 3707 MS 5J-34 FAX: 206-931-2325 Seattle, WA 98124-2207