[FX.php List] Capitalization

[Gjermund Gusland Thorsen]

Ehh, this is not as much a data entry issue as a data laundry issue,
perhaps you should make a FileMaker script with permutation table to solve this?

ggt667

2006/12/1, Jonathan Schwartz <jonathan at eschwartz.com>:
> Hi Folks,
>
> To condition form data, I am using strtolower() and ucwords() to get
> "proper"  capitalization.  The biggest offenders are the "all lower
> case" users, closely followed by the "ALL UPPER CASE"  users.
>
> The problem I see with forcing capitalization with these function are
> the occasional names that don't follow the "rules": deSilva, etc.
>
> As I write this, I'm realizing that perhaps I can creat a rule based
> on the "de" and similar beginnings to surnames that pose the
> exceptions.
>
> Why I enjoy the results of sanitized data from forms, I feel an
> obligation to not force mis-capitalization if possible.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jonathan
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> Jonathan Schwartz
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