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On 11-Feb-2012 08:13 , Henrik Rützou wrote:
Or ....

var = 'SHANNON O''DONNELL';

ic = ' ';
for i = 1 to %len(var);
select;
when ic = ' '
or ic = '''';
other;
%subst(var:i:1) = convCase(%subst(var:i:1):'L');
endsl;
ic = %subst(var:i:1);
endfor;

dsp = var;
dsply dsp;

Returns:
Shannon O'Donnell


The algorithm might be a bit more efficient for generally longer name strings if modified to instead, lower-case the entire string first and then upper-case just the one character each time the previous character was one of some chosen delimiters.? Adding a couple more delimiters common in generic /name/ data might have the potential to improve the output, depending on the actual name data used as input:

var = convCase(var:'L'); // lc the full string
pc = ' '; // force uc of first character
for i = 1 to %len(var);
select;
when pc = ' ' or pc = '''' or pc = ','
or pc = '.' or pc = '-'; // uc for these "prev char";
%subst(var:i:1) = convCase(%subst(var:i:1):'U');
other; // skip upper casing if prev char not one of above
endsl;
pc = %subst(var:i:1); // reset the "previous character"
endfor;

Input: DSPLY output: Maybe more desirable:
C.R.PENCE C.R.Pence N/A
SHANNON O'DONNELL Shannon O'Donnell N/A
UPPER-CASE Upper-Case N/A
EMIL SOMMARSTRÖM Emil Sommarström N/A
RUDOLF VON ÖSTERREICH Rudolf Von Österreich Rudolf von Österreich
MACARTHUR,ART US ARMY Macarthur,Art Us Army MacArthur,Art US Army
R.CAVELIER DE LA SALLE R.Cavelier De La Salle R.Cavelier de la Salle

Regards, Chuck

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