diff --git a/PROMS/DataLoader/Steps.cs b/PROMS/DataLoader/Steps.cs
index d52201e7..03d4a7d2 100644
--- a/PROMS/DataLoader/Steps.cs
+++ b/PROMS/DataLoader/Steps.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ namespace DataLoader
 			if (userid == null || userid == "") userid = "Migration";
             int tok = -1;
 			//char[] chrarr = { '\x1', '\x2', '\x3', '\x5' };
+			Textm = Textm.Replace("\\", "<BackSlash>");
 			char[] chrarr = { '\x1', '\x2', '\x3' };
 			try
 			{
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ namespace DataLoader
 				//content = Content.MakeContent(null, stptext, 20000 + int.Parse(newstptyp!=null?newstptyp:StepType),null, ManualPagebreak?ci.ToString():null, dts, userid);
 				// 20000 flags step type item & 1 adjusts for 'base' in format files.
 				int contenttype = (structtype == "R") ? 20040 : 20001 + int.Parse(newstptyp != null ? newstptyp : StepType);
-				content = Content.New(null, stptext, contenttype, null, ci.ToString(), dts, userid);
+				content = Content.New(null, stptext.Replace("<BackSlash>", "\\\\"), contenttype, null, ci.ToString(), dts, userid);
 				content.MyZContent.OldStepSequence = ProcNumber + "|" + stpseq;
 
 				// Before we save it, handle RO & Transitions tokens.
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ namespace DataLoader
 				}
 				if (txtdirty)
 				{
-					content.Text = stptext;
+					content.Text = stptext.Replace("<BackSlash>", "\\\\");
 					//content.Save();
 				}
 				if (!content.IsSavable) ErrorRpt.ErrorReport(content);