CONVERTING FIELD DATA:  UPPER CASE TO LOWER CASE


You can use the /LCASE switch of DMS:BLANK to convert upper case data to mixed case.  For example, if you have a field .FULLNAME that contains JOHN H. SMITH, after issuing the command .FULLNAME/LCASE the data would become John H. Smith.  /LCASE works on a word by word basis, where a word is defined as being preceded and followed by a space.  It converts the first character of a 'word' to upper case and each character there after to lower case.  A 'gotcha' to consider is if a string, such as .FULLNAME, contains a suffix such as II or III, the result would be Ii and Iii.  So, JOHN H. SMITH III would become John H. Smith Iii. 

If you have additional questions concerning this issue please do not hesitate to call the System Manager at 405-878-5516.


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