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ToLowerCase()

This is a rexx function provided by PPWIZARD. This routine (like all PPWIZARD extensions) can be used with any operating system supported by PPWIZARD.

This function takes a single parameter and returns it in lower case. The translations are performed for english characters only (a-z), for other languages see the examples below.

Note that there is no PPWIZARD "upper case" case routine as the standard rexx translate() does this nicely.

Example - Polish Case Translation

You could have the following in a header file (possibly called "polish.ih"):

    ;--- Define all non-english upper/lower case pairs --------------------------
    #DefineRexx ''
       ;--- Polish characters in cp-1250 or iso-8859-2 encoding -----------------
       PL_Lower = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz' || 'B1B9E6EAB3F1F3B69CBFBC9F'x
       PL_Upper = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ' || 'A1A5C6CAA3D1D3A68CAFAC8F'x
    #DefineRexx
    
    
    ;--- "$$" commands for Polish (cp-1250 or iso-8859-2 encoding) case conversion ---
    #DefineRexx REXX_$$PL_UPPER
       TheValue = translate(TheValue, PL_UPPER, PL_LOWER);
    #DefineRexx
    #DefineRexx REXX_$$PL_LOWER
       TheValue = translate(TheValue, PL_LOWER, PL_UPPER);
    #DefineRexx
    

Now for some examples of the above being used:

    ;--- Define something ----------------------------------------
    #define SomethingInUpper   ASDF
    
    ;--- Use previously defined value (required in lower case) ---
    This is in lower case: "<$SomethingInUpper $$PL_LOWER>"
    
    ;--- Use previously defined value (required in lower case) ---
    #DefineRexx ''
        LowerCaseValue = translate('FRED', PL_LOWER, PL_UPPER)
    #DefineRexx
    So is this: "<??LowerCaseValue>"
    

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