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Re: finding caseless in memos

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From: Bowen Moursund (TeamB)
Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 00:00
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>SELECT * FROM alias WHERE UPPER(field) LIKE UPPER("searchstring")
>
>This works fine, when field is a String-Field, but an error occurs, when
>field is a memo. How can I turn memos into upper-case ?

Ya can't do using SQL. However, it can easily be done with a canGetRow event
handler, if you're using VdB7, or SET FILTER if you're using VdB5:

 // VdB7
 rowsetObj.cangetRow = ;
 {||upper(this.parent.fields["MEMOFLD"].value) = "SEARCH STRING"}

 * VdB5
 set filter to MEMOFLD = "SEARCH STRING"
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