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Robin and Ole,

Thanks for your help. I will try your solutions.

I cannot use a tagged text file because I need to paste the elements of the entries to a line in the InDesign file, measure the horizontal offset, and if it is within certain parameters, leave it alone; within other parameters, adjust the tracking so that it fits within the first set of parameters; or remove elements of the entry and paste them to a new line. I can't simply base these decisions on a character count of my field data because horizontal space on a page is affected by font type and on which specific characters are used because an "i" takes up less space than a "w" or an "e" for that matter.

If the script can't make these decisions, I might as well export the database to an Excel file and then import that file and format each entry by hand, which is what we were doing before I wrote the script.

I will try referencing paragraphs since each line ends up being it's own paragraph, anyway. However, there are parts of the script where I paste entry elements to "myStory.InsertionPoints(-1).Contents" and the same random errors occur.

Ole, since you ask, I am referencing myLine2 like so:

Set myInDesign = CreateObject("InDesign.Application.CS2")
Set myDocument = myInDesign.ActiveDocument
Set myStory = myDocument.Stories.Item(2)
Set myLine2 = myStory.Lines.Item(-2)

I will let you guys know the results of your solutions this afternoon. To paraphrase Dexter, "Work time is over. Food time is now."

Thanks again,

Stan