Re: upper() vs. lower()

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: Soma Interesting <dfunct(at)telus(dot)net>
Cc: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: upper() vs. lower()
Date: 2001-03-05 22:52:49
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.30.0103052352150.777-100000@peter.localdomain
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Soma Interesting writes:

> Is there any reason why everyone suggests to use upper() to do a case
> insensitive search rather than lower()?

I generally use lower()... So, no.

> Will initcap() capitalize each word in a column, or just the first word?

Each word of the argument.

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Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net http://yi.org/peter-e/

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