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All alphabetical characters in the input value are converted to uppercase in the output value.

Input can be a column reference or a string literal.

Basic Usage

Column reference example:

derive type:single value:UPPER(MyName)

Output: All of the string values in the MyName column value are written to the new column in UPPER.

String literal example:

derive type:single value:UPPER('Hello, World')

Output: The string HELLO, WORLD is written to the new column.

Syntax and Arguments

derive type:single value:UPPER(column_string)

ArgumentRequired?Data TypeDescription
column_stringYstringName of the column or string literal to be applied to the function

For more information on syntax standards, see Language Documentation Syntax Notes.

column_string

Name of the column or string constant to be converted.

  • Missing string or column values generate missing string results.
  • String constants must be quoted ('Hello, World').
  • Multiple columns and wildcards are not supported.

Usage Notes:

Required?Data TypeExample Value
YesString literal or column referencemyColumn

Examples


Tip: For additional examples, see Common Tasks.

Example - uppercase, lowercase, propercase functions

Source:

In the following example, you can see a number of input values in the leftmost column. The output columns are blank.

 

inputuppercaselowercasepropercase
AbCdEfGh IjKlMnO   
go West, young man!   
Oh, *(*$%(&! That HURT!   
A11 w0rk and n0 0play makes Jack a dull boy.   

Transform:

To generate uppercase, lowercase, and propercase values in the output columns, use the following transforms:

set col:uppercase value:UPPER(input)

set col:lowercase value:LOWER(input)

set col:propercase value:PROPER(input)

Results:

inputuppercaselowercasepropercase
AbCdEfGh IjKlMnOABCDEFGH IJKLMNOabcdefgh ijklmnoAbcdefgh Ijklmno
go West, young man!GO WEST, YOUNG MAN!go west, young man!go West, Young Man!
Oh, *(*$%(&! That HURT!OH, *(*$%(&! THAT HURT!oh, *(*$%(&! that hurt!oh, *(*$%(&! That Hurt!
A11 w0rk and n0 0play makes Jack a dull boy.A11 W0RK AND N0 0PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY.a11 w0rk and n0 0play makes jack a dull boy.A11 W0rk And N0 0play Makes Jack A Dull Boy.

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