On Mon, Sep 22, 2003 at 02:05:32PM -0700, Matt Alexander wrote: /_Mike Starke said: /_> /_> Is there a function in MySQL similar to that in Excel's "proper()"? /_> /_> For instance, I would like to do a select on a column that has /_> all CAPS and display the query in proper case (Mike versus MIKE). /_ /_select concat(ucase(left(first_name,1)),lcase(SUBSTRING(first_name,2))) /_as First_Name from myTable; Thanks. Getting closer. My problem is when you have a value like "MR. FUDDS DELI" in the column; you get "Mr. fudds deli" instead of "Mr. Fudds Deli". -mike