UPLOW: converts upper-case names to upper and lower case

Description

Program subroutine that converts names in upper case to upper and lower case.

Categories

Conversion
Program Development

Related files

UPLOW: Object file for subroutine.

TESTUPLW: Demonstration program for subroutine; object file or COBOL source.

User Instructions

Program subroutine; cannot be run interactively. (For test purposes see TESTUPLW, a demonstration program.)

Programmer Instructions

When converting from upper case to upper and lower case, capitalizes the first letter in each word or name; may also capitalize other letters depending on the name (e.g. 'MACBRIEN' becomes 'MacBrien').

Accepts three arguments, returning the translated text in the same field:

Length      BINARY      The length of the string to be
                        converted.

Type        PIC X(01)   Either 'U' ("convert to upper case")
                        or 'L' ("convert to upper/lower
                        case").

Data        (variable)  The data to be converted.  UPLOW
                        returns the converted data in the
                        same field.

Assembler source is available.

Example of use

Often the name stored in applications consists of upper case letters only. Use UPLOW to convert the names to upper and lower case.

Note that repeated use of the conversion to lower case will result in different values for the name. Here are a few examples:

  Original format     First pass          Second pass   
  ---------------     ----------          -----------
  THIS IS A TEST      This Is A Test      This Is A Test
  MACBRIEN            MacBrien            Macbrien
  MCARTHUR            McArthur            Mcarthur

Comments

The Assembler source file mentions some of the name conditions that have not been tested, include names beginning with 'LA' (e.g. 'LaVista') as possible areas for future improvement. Conversion to uppercase also helpful.