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Controlling character case for file and field names

 Property LITERALCASE in Connection Extended info, controls the way file and field names are imported (Lowercase / Uppercase).

 

By default, imported file names are in lower case.


You can control file naming using the following rules with LITERALCASE property:

Value

Description

A

UPPERCASE

a

Lowercase

#nx

Next n characters are in x case (A for upper, a for lower)
Example: #3A – Next 3 characters are uppercase.

*x

x case is applied until the end of the name

Go to end of name and change direction (Backward).

]

Go to begining of name and change direction (Forward).

Change direction (Backward).

Change direction (Forward).

 

Examples :

A*a

Only First character is upper case.

#3A#3a*A

Position 1 to 3 are Uppercase, Next 3 characters are lowercase, then, next characters are uppercase.

#3A[#3A

First 3 characters are uppercase, Last 3 characters are uppercase too, middle is lowercase.

This property must be set in the connection extended info before file import.

 

Example : Set all file names to uppercase :

<EASYCOM>

LITERALCASE=*A

</EASYCOM>