diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index feb4fdd..d0385dd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       "@auth0/auth0-react": "1.10.2",
       "@emotion/react": "11.7.1",
       "@emotion/styled": "11.6.0",
-      "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core": "1.0.102",
+      "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core": "1.0.103",
       "@mui/icons-material": "5.4.1",
       "@mui/material": "5.11.1",
       "@mui/styles": "5.11.1",
diff --git a/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormField.tsx b/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormField.tsx
index 1869e84..6930b66 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormField.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormField.tsx
@@ -19,16 +19,17 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-import {InputAdornment, InputLabel} from "@mui/material";
-import Box from "@mui/material/Box";
+import {Box, InputAdornment, InputLabel} from "@mui/material";
 import Switch from "@mui/material/Switch";
 import {ErrorMessage, Field, useFormikContext} from "formik";
-import React, {useState} from "react";
+import DynamicFormUtils from "qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormUtils";
+import React, {useMemo, useState} from "react";
 import AceEditor from "react-ace";
 import colors from "qqq/assets/theme/base/colors";
 import BooleanFieldSwitch from "qqq/components/forms/BooleanFieldSwitch";
 import MDInput from "qqq/components/legacy/MDInput";
 import MDTypography from "qqq/components/legacy/MDTypography";
+import {flushSync} from "react-dom";
 
 // Declaring props types for FormField
 interface Props
@@ -85,6 +86,51 @@ function QDynamicFormField({
       }
    };
 
+   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+   // check the field meta data for behavior that says to do toUpperCase or toLowerCase //
+   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+   let isToUpperCase = useMemo(() => DynamicFormUtils.isToUpperCase(formFieldObject?.fieldMetaData), [formFieldObject]);
+   let isToLowerCase = useMemo(() => DynamicFormUtils.isToLowerCase(formFieldObject?.fieldMetaData), [formFieldObject]);
+
+   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+   // if the field has a toUpperCase or toLowerCase behavior on it, then //
+   // apply that rule.  But also, to avoid the cursor always jumping to  //
+   // the end of the input, do some manipulation of the selection.       //
+   // See: https://giacomocerquone.com/blog/keep-input-cursor-still      //
+   // Note, we only want an onChange handle if we're doing one of these  //
+   // behaviors, (because teh flushSync is potentially slow).  hence, we //
+   // put the onChange in an object and assign it with a spread          //
+   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+   let onChange: any = {};
+   if (isToUpperCase || isToLowerCase)
+   {
+      onChange.onChange = (e: any) =>
+      {
+         const beforeStart = e.target.selectionStart;
+         const beforeEnd = e.target.selectionEnd;
+
+         flushSync(() =>
+         {
+            let newValue = e.currentTarget.value;
+            if (isToUpperCase)
+            {
+               newValue = newValue.toUpperCase();
+            }
+            if (isToLowerCase)
+            {
+               newValue = newValue.toLowerCase();
+            }
+            setFieldValue(name, newValue);
+         });
+
+         const input = document.getElementById(name) as HTMLInputElement;
+         if (input)
+         {
+            input.setSelectionRange(beforeStart, beforeEnd);
+         }
+      };
+   }
+
    let field;
    let getsBulkEditHtmlLabel = true;
    if (type === "checkbox")
@@ -102,7 +148,7 @@ function QDynamicFormField({
    else if (type === "ace")
    {
       let mode = "text";
-      if(formFieldObject && formFieldObject.languageMode)
+      if (formFieldObject && formFieldObject.languageMode)
       {
          mode = formFieldObject.languageMode;
       }
@@ -133,7 +179,7 @@ function QDynamicFormField({
    {
       field = (
          <>
-            <Field {...rest} onWheel={handleOnWheel} name={name} type={type} as={MDInput} variant="outlined" label={label} InputLabelProps={inputLabelProps} InputProps={inputProps} fullWidth disabled={isDisabled}
+            <Field {...rest} {...onChange} onWheel={handleOnWheel} name={name} type={type} as={MDInput} variant="outlined" label={label} InputLabelProps={inputLabelProps} InputProps={inputProps} fullWidth disabled={isDisabled}
                onKeyPress={(e: any) =>
                {
                   if (e.key === "Enter")
@@ -173,7 +219,8 @@ function QDynamicFormField({
                   id={`bulkEditSwitch-${name}`}
                   checked={switchChecked}
                   onClick={bulkEditSwitchChanged}
-                  sx={{top: "-4px",
+                  sx={{
+                     top: "-4px",
                      "& .MuiSwitch-track": {
                         height: 20,
                         borderRadius: 10,
diff --git a/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormUtils.ts b/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormUtils.ts
index e3ce923..71c1f03 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormUtils.ts
+++ b/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormUtils.ts
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class DynamicFormUtils
                      initialDisplayValue: initialDisplayValue,
                   };
             }
-            else if(processName)
+            else if (processName)
             {
                dynamicFormFields[field.name].possibleValueProps =
                   {
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class DynamicFormUtils
 
       if (Array.isArray(disabledFields))
       {
-         return (disabledFields.indexOf(fieldName) > -1)
+         return (disabledFields.indexOf(fieldName) > -1);
       }
       else
       {
@@ -222,6 +222,44 @@ class DynamicFormUtils
       }
    }
 
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    * check if a field has the TO_UPPER_CASE behavior on it.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   public static isToUpperCase(fieldMetaData: QFieldMetaData): boolean
+   {
+      return this.hasFieldBehavior(fieldMetaData, "TO_UPPER_CASE");
+   }
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    * check if a field has the TO_LOWER_CASE behavior on it.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   public static isToLowerCase(fieldMetaData: QFieldMetaData): boolean
+   {
+      return this.hasFieldBehavior(fieldMetaData, "TO_LOWER_CASE");
+   }
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    * check if a field has a specific behavior name on it.
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   private static hasFieldBehavior(fieldMetaData: QFieldMetaData, behaviorName: string): boolean
+   {
+      if (fieldMetaData && fieldMetaData.fieldBehaviors)
+      {
+         for (let i = 0; i < fieldMetaData.fieldBehaviors.length; i++)
+         {
+            if (fieldMetaData.fieldBehaviors[i] == behaviorName)
+            {
+               return (true);
+            }
+         }
+      }
+
+      return (false);
+   }
+
 }
 
 export default DynamicFormUtils;
diff --git a/src/qqq/components/query/FilterCriteriaRowValues.tsx b/src/qqq/components/query/FilterCriteriaRowValues.tsx
index 4887048..15d8994 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/query/FilterCriteriaRowValues.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/components/query/FilterCriteriaRowValues.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import Icon from "@mui/material/Icon";
 import IconButton from "@mui/material/IconButton";
 import InputAdornment from "@mui/material/InputAdornment/InputAdornment";
 import TextField from "@mui/material/TextField";
+import DynamicFormUtils from "qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormUtils";
 import DynamicSelect from "qqq/components/forms/DynamicSelect";
 import AssignFilterVariable from "qqq/components/query/AssignFilterVariable";
 import CriteriaDateField, {NoWrapTooltip} from "qqq/components/query/CriteriaDateField";
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ import {OperatorOption, ValueMode} from "qqq/components/query/FilterCriteriaRow"
 import {QueryScreenUsage} from "qqq/pages/records/query/RecordQuery";
 import ValueUtils from "qqq/utils/qqq/ValueUtils";
 import React, {SyntheticEvent, useReducer} from "react";
+import {flushSync} from "react-dom";
 
 interface Props
 {
@@ -58,6 +60,10 @@ FilterCriteriaRowValues.defaultProps =
       initiallyOpenMultiValuePvs: false
    };
 
+
+/***************************************************************************
+ * get the type to use for an <input> from a QFieldMetaData
+ ***************************************************************************/
 export const getTypeForTextField = (field: QFieldMetaData): string =>
 {
    let type = "search";
@@ -78,10 +84,15 @@ export const getTypeForTextField = (field: QFieldMetaData): string =>
    return (type);
 };
 
+
+/***************************************************************************
+ * Make an <input type=text> (actually, might be a different type, but that's
+ * the gist of it), for a field.
+ ***************************************************************************/
 export const makeTextField = (field: QFieldMetaData, criteria: QFilterCriteriaWithId, valueChangeHandler?: (event: (React.ChangeEvent | React.SyntheticEvent), valueIndex?: (number | "all"), newValue?: any) => void, valueIndex: number = 0, label = "Value", idPrefix = "value-", allowVariables = false) =>
 {
    const isExpression = criteria.values && criteria.values[valueIndex] && criteria.values[valueIndex].type;
-
+   const inputId = `${idPrefix}${criteria.id}`;
    let type = getTypeForTextField(field);
    const inputLabelProps: any = {};
 
@@ -96,10 +107,13 @@ export const makeTextField = (field: QFieldMetaData, criteria: QFilterCriteriaWi
       value = ValueUtils.formatDateTimeValueForForm(value);
    }
 
+   /***************************************************************************
+    * Event handler for the clear 'x'.
+    ***************************************************************************/
    const clearValue = (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLAnchorElement> | React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>, index: number) =>
    {
       valueChangeHandler(event, index, "");
-      document.getElementById(`${idPrefix}${criteria.id}`).focus();
+      document.getElementById(inputId).focus();
    };
 
 
@@ -120,6 +134,10 @@ export const makeTextField = (field: QFieldMetaData, criteria: QFilterCriteriaWi
    };
 
 
+   /***************************************************************************
+    * make a version of the text field for when the criteria's value is set to
+    * be a "variable"
+    ***************************************************************************/
    const makeFilterVariableTextField = (expression: FilterVariableExpression, valueIndex: number = 0, label = "Value", idPrefix = "value-") =>
    {
       const clearValue = (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLAnchorElement> | React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>, index: number) =>
@@ -149,6 +167,10 @@ export const makeTextField = (field: QFieldMetaData, criteria: QFilterCriteriaWi
       /></NoWrapTooltip>;
    };
 
+
+   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+   // set up an 'x' icon as an end-adornment, to clear value from the field //
+   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    const inputProps: any = {};
    inputProps.endAdornment = (
       <InputAdornment position="end">
@@ -158,18 +180,61 @@ export const makeTextField = (field: QFieldMetaData, criteria: QFilterCriteriaWi
       </InputAdornment>
    );
 
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    * onChange event handler.  deals with, if the field has a to upper/lower
+    * case rule on it, to apply that transform, and adjust the cursor.
+    * See:  https://giacomocerquone.com/blog/keep-input-cursor-still
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   function onChange(event: any)
+   {
+      const beforeStart = event.target.selectionStart;
+      const beforeEnd = event.target.selectionEnd;
+
+      flushSync(() =>
+      {
+         let newValue = event.currentTarget.value;
+
+         let isToUpperCase = DynamicFormUtils.isToUpperCase(field);
+         let isToLowerCase = DynamicFormUtils.isToLowerCase(field);
+
+         if (isToUpperCase)
+         {
+            newValue = newValue.toUpperCase();
+         }
+         if (isToLowerCase)
+         {
+            newValue = newValue.toLowerCase();
+         }
+
+         event.currentTarget.value = newValue;
+      });
+
+      const input = document.getElementById(inputId);
+      if (input)
+      {
+         // @ts-ignore
+         input.setSelectionRange(beforeStart, beforeEnd);
+      }
+
+      valueChangeHandler(event, valueIndex);
+   }
+
+   ////////////////////////
+   // return the element //
+   ////////////////////////
    return <Box sx={{margin: 0, padding: 0, display: "flex"}}>
       {
          isExpression ? (
             makeFilterVariableTextField(criteria.values[valueIndex], valueIndex, label, idPrefix)
          ) : (
             <TextField
-               id={`${idPrefix}${criteria.id}`}
+               id={inputId}
                label={label}
                variant="standard"
                autoComplete="off"
                type={type}
-               onChange={(event) => valueChangeHandler(event, valueIndex)}
+               onChange={onChange}
                onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
                value={value}
                InputLabelProps={inputLabelProps}
@@ -188,6 +253,10 @@ export const makeTextField = (field: QFieldMetaData, criteria: QFilterCriteriaWi
 };
 
 
+/***************************************************************************
+ * Component that is the "values" portion of a FilterCriteria Row in the
+ * advanced query filter editor.
+ ***************************************************************************/
 function FilterCriteriaRowValues({operatorOption, criteria, field, table, valueChangeHandler, initiallyOpenMultiValuePvs, queryScreenUsage, allowVariables}: Props): JSX.Element
 {
    const [, forceUpdate] = useReducer((x) => x + 1, 0);
@@ -197,6 +266,10 @@ function FilterCriteriaRowValues({operatorOption, criteria, field, table, valueC
       return null;
    }
 
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    * Callback for the Save button from the paste-values modal
+    ***************************************************************************/
    function saveNewPasterValues(newValues: any[])
    {
       if (criteria.values)
@@ -222,6 +295,9 @@ function FilterCriteriaRowValues({operatorOption, criteria, field, table, valueC
 
    const isExpression = criteria.values && criteria.values[0] && criteria.values[0].type;
 
+   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+   // render different form element9s) based on operator option's "value mode" //
+   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    switch (operatorOption.valueMode)
    {
       case ValueMode.NONE: