What I do is just invoke upper(text(field))... that converts the varchar
to text, which the upper function can then use.
-jag
--
There's so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like
I'm seeing it all at once, and it's too much; my heart
fills up like a balloon that's about to burst. And then I
remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and
then it flows through me like rain, and I can't feel
anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid
little life. -Alan Ball