Hi friends I have two asp applications, one on sql server 7.0 and other on sql server 2005. the problem is with the front end text area with Db 2005, if i paste formatted text from word doc the formating is changing in to strange characters, where as the same text area with swl server 7.0 is working fine.The datatype i used is Text on both Db's . Any Idea Why is this happening Thanks