From: Tobias Reif Date: 2002-01-26T02:47:31+09:00 Subject: upcase/downcase first character of a word any simpler way than -- class String def upcase_first self[0] = self[0].chr.upcase[0] self end def downcase_first self[0] = self[0].chr.downcase[0] self end end -- ? Tobi -- http://www.pinkjuice.com/