tcName = 'Amerson, Jr., Harry L' * Strip periods DO WHILE AT('.',tcName) > 0 CHRTRAN(tcName,'.','') ENDDOOh, and I didn't look at the help, but the intellisense was pretty clear on the syntax. I may have missed something though. Sorry if I did, but I would really like some help here. Or maybe some suggestions on a better way to do it.