OConv Character (MCx) function
Description
Converts a string into a specified output format.
Syntax
output = OConv(expression, "MC [U] [L] [T] [N] [A] [AN] [/A]")
Parameters
OConv (MCx) accepts arguments for the following parameters.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| expression | A string. |
| MC | Indicates a masked character conversion. Note: The MC conversion is a masked comma conversion. The MCx conversion described here must contain the third character in order to process strings. |
| U, L, T, N, A, AN, /A | The U option will return the string in upper case. The L option will return the string in lower case. The T option will return the string in title case. The N option will return the numeric characters within the string. The A option will return the alphabetic characters within the string. The AN option will return the alphabetic and numeric characters within the string. The /A option will return all non-alphabetic characters within the string. |
Example
The following table provides examples of the correct use of the OConv MCx function:
string = 'Frank Sinatra conducts tone poems of color 1956'
| Example code | Output |
|---|---|
| OConv(string, "MCU") | FRANK SINATRA CONDUCTS TONE POEMS OF COLOR 1956 |
| OConv(string, "MCL") | frank sinatra conducts tone poems of color 1956 |
| OConv(string, "MCT") | Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems Of Color 1956 |
| OConv(string, "MCN") | 1956 |
| OConv(string, "MCA") | FrankSinatraconductstonepoemsofcolor |
| OConv(string, "MC/A") | 1956 |
| OConv(string, "MCAN") | FrankSinatraconductstonepoemsofcolor1956 |