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The UPPER-CASE Function

The UPPER-CASE function returns a character string that is the same length as argument-1 with each lower-case letter replaced by the corresponding upper-case letter. The type of this function depends on the argument as follows:
Argument Type Function Type
Alphabetic Alphanumeric
Alphanumeric Alphanumeric
National National

General Format


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Arguments

  1. Argument-1 must be class alphabetic, alphanumeric

    MF or national

    and must be at least one character in length.

Returned Values

  1. The same character string as argument-1 is returned, except that each lower-case letter is replaced by the corresponding upper-case letter.
  2. The character string returned has the same length as argument-1.