Thanks. I did figure that out finally. Sue On May 12, 2011, at 5:02 PM, Tim Mansour wrote: > On 13/05/2011, at 3:56, Sue <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> The text looks like what I want, but then when I try my Substitute >> script--the substitute doesn't work > > > ... Because it's not the font *style* you need to affect, but rather > the case of the characters. Think of it this way: if you applied Bold > to certain words then exported a Merge file, you wouldn't end up with > any Bold text, because the style information isn't exported. Any > styles applied to the text, including Bold, Underline, Title Case, > etc, do not affect the character content of the field. > > On the other hand, the text-manipulation functions Lower(), Upper() > and Proper() DO change the case of characters so you could replace > field contents using Proper() before applying your Substitute command > to abbreviate. > > > Tim Mansour <[log in to unmask]> > Neologica Print & Promotions ABN 63 904 335 408 > Certified FileMaker 10 Developer > PO Box K1163 : Haymarket NSW 1240 > Mobile 0405 500 846