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Workspace PL/I Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 30, 2017

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Expand LOWERCASE and UPPERCASE functions based on new optional 2nd code page argument + Add new CODEPAGE() built-in function

To translate German umlauts, French as well as other special characters between lower- and uppercase we have to code TRANSLATE instead of or in addition to, because they are not covered by the existing LOWERCASE and UPPERCASE built-in functions.

So we would like to get the LOWERCASE and UPPERCASE built-in functions expanded with a new optional 2nd code page argument:
- x = LOWERCASE ( x [, codepage ] );
- x = UPPERCASE ( x [, codepage ] );

When specifying a code page argument, all characters of this code page will be translated (including normal a-z <-> A-Z).

In addition we would like to get a new CODEPAGE() built-in function returning the value of the code page from the CODEPAGE compiler option for this, so that we may specify:
- x = LOWERCASE ( x , CODEPAGE() );
- x = UPPERCASE ( x , CODEPAGE() );

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 15, 2017

    This is available via APAR PI76421 / PTF UI44689 (and translate will not be faster because these BIFs are transformed into TRANSLATE)

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 2, 2017

    this is a good suggestion, and it will be exactly as fast as translate because the compiler turns it into a translate

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 1, 2017

    Translate will be faster, but it is easier to handle with UPPER and LOWERCASE BIFs.

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