TRANSLATE

Reference

Syntax

TRANSLATE dobj { {TO {UPPER|LOWER} CASE }
               | {USING pattern }
               | {[FROM CODE PAGE cp1]
                  [TO CODE PAGE cp2]}
               | {[FROM NUMBER FORMAT nf1]
                  [TO NUMBER FORMAT nf2]} }.

Effect

Converts the contents of a data object dobj.

Additions

• TO {UPPER|LOWER} CASE
  Converts all lowercase letters to uppercase letters, or vice versa.
  
  
• USING pattern
  Converts characters according to the rule that was specified through character pairs in the data object pattern.
  
  
• FROM|TO CODE PAGE
  Obsolete: Converts the contents of a code page cp1 to a different code page.
  
  
• FROM|TO NUMBER FORMAT
  Obsolete: Converts the contents of a number format to a different number format.