Fabio,

Thanks, but the actual code is a lot more complex than the illustration code I posted. I've ended up with code like this in the method

store textmerge( textmerge( lcField, .t., "{{", "}}" ), .t. ) to ("roObject." + laMembers[i])

with database entries like

<<this.DOSFilename( Job.Descript, '{{gcShape}}' )>>.xls

With simple documentation explaining to use the brace delimiters in the case where nested substitution items are required.

>

>one = "test"
>two = "123"
>
>lcfield = "start<<callit2( 'one', 'two' )>>end"
>? textmerge( lcfield, .t. )
>
>function callit2( lc1, lc2 )
>return "<<"+lc1 +"+"+ lc2+">>"
>