RE: Converting names & street names

Note that using SRTSEQ(*LANGIDSHR) affects not only sort sequence but
SQL comparisons also.

Thus 'Joe' == 'JOE' == 'joe'

IIRC, even RPG can take advantage of having SRTSEQ(*LANGIDSHR) via the
file I/O opcodes.

HTH,

Charles Wilt
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vernon Hamberg
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 8:30 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: Converting names & street names

All programming languages and SQL have supported various sort 
sequences for a long time on the iSeries and its predecessors. To get 
mixed case sorted together you use some variant of SRTSEQ(*LANGIDSHR) 
- syntax varies by environment. Original data stays as is but is 
displayed in order, showing its original values.

At 06:14 AM 9/1/2006, you wrote:

The only way to get this right is not to lose the mixed-case
form in the first place.  If it's not feasible just to store
the name in mixed-case and upper-case it for comparisons

To me, the only reason this data is stored in the database 

in uppercase is

inertia.  Years and years ago printers could only print uppercase.

For all of you that are smarter than me:

Suppose I decide I'm going to just store the data in the database in
mixed-case form.  What are the ramifications?  Will sorts 

and OPNQRYF and

SQL still _sequence_ them in true alphabetical order?  I 

understand that

comparisons for include/equal/etc need to be altered as 

"Joe" and "JOE" will

not compare equal.  What other kinds of thing are there?

As long as Midrange-L has been here and as often as other topics have
repeated themselves ad nauseum, I'm rather amazed we haven't 

hashed this out

before.  'Course I lose brain cells on a monthly basis . . .

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