Function::String
Lower 
Lower(TEXT VALUE)
Lower("My Camel Case TEXT)
Lower("MY CAPITAL TEXT")
Lower(MyTextField)
The lower function converts each letter in a specified text value into lower-case type.
Parameters
TEXT VALUE
The Text String that you want to change to lower case.
Returns/Result
The specified text value with all the letters in lower case.
Examples
Examples
lower( "DataEase" )
Returns: dataease
lower( "Club ParaDEASE" )
Returns: club paradease
lower( LAST NAME)
Returns: The value in the LAST NAME field in lower-case type for every record that is processed. If a record contains the value Birnbaum in the LAST NAME field, the function returns birnbaum.
Reference
lower
Type
Text Function
Purpose
The lower function converts each letter in a specified text value into lower-case type.
Syntax
lower( TEXT VALUE)
Returns
The specified text value with all the letters in lower case.
Examples
lower( "DataEase" )
Returns: dataease
lower( "Club ParaDEASE" )
Returns: club paradease
lower( LAST NAME)
Returns: The value in the LAST NAME field in lower-case type for every record that is processed. If a record contains the value Birnbaum in the LAST NAME field, the function returns birnbaum.
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