InfoPath Dev

Thanks for the quick reply.  I didn't end up using your suggestion though, as a co-worker gave me an easier solotion with no coding involved. I entered the following formula into default value of the text box where I want the result: concat(textboxone, substring(textboxtwo, 1, 1)) It appears to work like this.

I am creating a welcome package for new employees in my company. One of my fields needs to be autofilled with the the contents of one text box and the first character of another text box.  I know how to concat. 2 full text boxes together but I need help in returning just the first character of the second text box. Any suggestions?