>I tried your example using your code and it worked fine. When I used the following code, it didn't work
>
>Dim oSC As ScriptControl
>Set oSC = New ScriptControl
>oSC.Language = "VBScript"
>
>Dim y As String
>y = "AutomationLetterWordDemo.txtCustomerName.Text"
>y = oSC.Eval(y)
>Debug.Print oSC.Eval(y)
>
>The string represented by y is a valid Form Text Control and contains a value of "Dan
>
>But when I execute "y = oSC.Eval(y)", the value of y is still "AutomationLetterWordDemo.txtCustomerName.Text"
>
>Tis a puzzle to me...

It has to be a valid VBScript expression. In your example the text should be enclosed within quotes for Eval to return the text box contents.