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Convert String to ProperCase, UPPERCASE, lowercase

Access Howto:

Convert String to ProperCase, UPPERCASE, lowercase

by  JoeMiller  Posted    (Edited  )
A question often asked is how to convert text from some case to Proper Case like the Excel function Proper(). Access has a function that does what Proper() does and a whole lot more like UPPERCASE and lowercase. The function is StrConv().

It's usage is like so:

[tt]
StrConv([MyStringHere],vbCaseToConvert)
[/tt]

For each type, the vbCaseToConvert is the following:

CaseDesired = Constant
ProperCase = vbProperCase
UpperCase = vbUpperCase
LowerCase = vbLowerCase

So to convert a variable named strString which equals "jim bean drinks a lot of alcohol." to Proper Case we would do the following:

[tt]
strString = StrConv(strString, vbProperCase)
[/tt]

And we'd get "Jim Bean Drinks A Lot Of Alcohol." as our answer. Hope that helps, please leave me email with comments and questions!

Joe Miller
joe.miller@flotech.net
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