Have you considered using word2x instead of catdoc to convert older word formats like word 6 and 7? The result is sometimes better. Some times mswordview outputs 8859-1, some times utf-8, in the later case it is a good idea to use 'uniconv' from the yudit editor to convert utf into another encoding. -- Med venlig hilsen/Best regards Birger Langkjer http://members.xoom.com/langkjer