Hi NTDOC,

Actually I was looking across the web for a solution that would involve nothing more than Notepad and Kix.

Manually to do this is so easy, I can't believe it's so hard to automate. What I do to convert the file manually is:

1. Open the file in "Notepad"
2. Select "File" --> "Save As"
3. Select Encoding "ANSI"
4. Choose Filename and path....

That's it.

Probably it will be easier to do this via CreateObject ("Word.Application") and then Save As with proper Encoding. I will check if this can happen and post here if something works out.