Re: [SQL] Update value to "the first character is capital and the rest is small"

From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Emi Lu <emilu(at)encs(dot)concordia(dot)ca>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [SQL] Update value to "the first character is capital and the rest is small"
Date: 2006-03-13 22:36:04
Message-ID: 20060313223604.GF18322@surnet.cl
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Emi Lu wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Does anyone have available plpgsql codes to update all capital letters
> in a column to "the first character is capital and the rest is small" ?

I don't know about plpgsql codes, but there is a function initcap() that
you can use for that.

alvherre=# select initcap('GU & WEI. NAN (CE SHI) & TOMMORROW');
initcap
------------------------------------
Gu & Wei. Nan (Ce Shi) & Tommorrow
(1 row)

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Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/
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