Article: Q99544
Product(s): Microsoft Fox Miscellaneous Products
Version(s): MACINTOSH:2.01
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 23-OCT-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft FoxBASE+ for Macintosh, version 2.01
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SUMMARY
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FoxBASE+/Mac currently does not have a PROPER() function to capitalize the first
letter of each word in a string. However, the code below was written to allow
the use of a user-defined function (UDF) for a PROPER() function.
MORE INFORMATION
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WARNING: ANY USE BY YOU OF THE CODE PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE IS AT YOUR OWN
RISK. Microsoft provides this code "as is" without warranty of any kind, either
expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of
merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.
To use the program below, follow these steps:
1. Type the code below ("Contents of PROPER.PRG") into a program file called
PROPER.PRG.
2. In the Command window or in your program, type the following:
" set procedure to proper.prg " (without the quotation marks)
3. Use PROPER() like any other function.
Syntax of Proper()
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PROPER(<expC>)
Example (Typed in the Command Window)
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REPLACE ALL Roster->Last WITH PROPER(Roster->Last)
Contents of PROPER.PRG
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* Beginning of PROPER.PRG
PARAMETERS STRING
IF TYPE('STRING') <> "C"
WAIT "Invalid Parameter Passed To PROPER()"
RETURN " "
ENDIF
IF LEN(RTRIM(STRING)) = 0
RETURN ""
ENDIF
STORE 1 TO DD
STORE LEN(STRING) TO STRLEN
* Lower all characters
STRING = LOWER(RTRIM(STRING))
* Check first character in string
IF SUBSTR(STRING, 1, 1) <> " "
STRING = UPPER(SUBSTR(STRING, 1, 1))+SUBSTR(STRING, 2)
ENDIF
DO WHILE .T.
IF SUBSTR(STRING, DD, 1) = " "
STRING = SUBSTR(STRING, 1, DD) ;
+UPPER(SUBSTR(STRING, DD+1, 1))+SUBSTR(STRING, DD+2)
ENDIF
DD = DD + 1
IF DD > LEN(STRING) - 2
EXIT
ENDIF
ENDDO
IF LEN(STRING) < STRLEN
STRING = STRING + SPACE(STRLEN-LEN(STRING))
ENDIF
RETURN STRING
* End of Program
Additional query words: uppercase lowercase initial capital letters caps upper case lower
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Keywords :
Technology : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbFoxBASE201Mac kbFoxBASESearch
Version : MACINTOSH:2.01
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