The edit string character A (uppercase letter A) is replaced by an alphabetic character from the field's content. The action taken when a character in the field is not alphabetic is language dependent. See the documentation for each language to determine the action taken when a digit or nonalphabetic character occurs. CDO Edit AAAA String: DTR Edit AAAA String: Field Value: WXYZ Edited WXYZ Value: You can use the repeat count edit string character to indicate that you want to repeat the edit string character A a certain number of times. The following two edit strings are equivalent: AAAA A(4)