Evelyn-
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lcMyResult = PUTFILE('FileName:',ALLTRIM(PROPER(drs.Description)),'pdf')

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>but it's still giving me filenames such as "proper in putfile". i want it to appear like "Proper In Putfile". the ones saved in my table are the ones like "Proper In Putfile".

In your example, you're passing a PROPER() expression, but you'll notice that PUTFILE doesn't care, it makes it all lower case. So you have to PROPER() the result. However, note that PUTFILE returns the path, too, so PROPER won't have the affect you want. Something like the following might work for you, if I understand your meaning.

LOCAL lcFileName, lcDir
lcFileName = "My File.DOC"
lcFileName = PUTFILE("Filename:",lcFileName,"doc")
lcDir = ADDBS(JUSTPATH(lcFileName))
lcFileName = lcDir + PROPER(JUSTFNAME(lcFilename))
?lcFileName