Re: st: string varaiable decapitalize characters

["Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos" <npatsop@cc.uoi.gr>]

Philipp Rehm wrote:
> Assuming your variable is called "name":
> replace name=lower(name)
>
> HTH,
> Philipp
>
> Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > how can I change all capital letters to normal ones in a string 
> > variable?
> >
> >
> > example:
> >
> > "John Doe" must be "john doe"
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Nikos
> >
> >
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Thanks!

Nikos

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