in the field explorer
right click on formula fields
select new
enter a name like 'Uppercase Name'
the formula editor opens
add your formula replacing the table.patientname with the your table and field names
uppercase ({table.patientname})
save and close the formula
drag the formula field onto the report canvas on the detail section
use it instead of the actual database field
Edited by DBlank - 22 Dec 2011 at 10:15am