&UPPER

Return a copy of the original string with all lower case characters in the variable converted to upper case. Other characters remain unchanged. Use &IS-UPPER or &IS-LOWER to test if the string is upper or lower case.

Restriction: This topic applies only when the AppMaster Builder AddPack has been installed, and applies only to Windows platforms.

Syntax:

&UPPER (string)

Aliases:

&upper (string)        &Upper (string)
&TO-UPPER (string)     &to-upper (string)
&To-Upper (string)     &ToUpper (string)
&TOUPPER (string)      &toupper (string)&strupr (string) &Strupr (string) 
&STRUPR (string)&UP-CASE (string) &up-case (string) 
&Up-Case (string)     &UPCASE (string)
&upcase (string)      &UpCase (string)

Comments:

If the argument is stored as a numeric type, &UPPER returns a text string form of the number.

Examples:

&UPPER ("ABC")  = "ABC"
&UPPER ("Ab1%") = "AB1%"
&UPPER ("abc")  = "ABC"