mysql question - way to update case for field? - mysql

Question

I have some entries in a field that look like this: NEvada city or nevada City... Is there a way to update the database so that entries have initial caps: Nevada City?

Answer 1

You can use:
UPDATE `table` SET
`field` = CONCAT(UPPER(LEFT(`field`, 1)), LOWER(SUBSTRING(`field`, 2)))
But still you will need to modify it to allow a capital Letter for the next word like City...
Source here
UPDATE:
Found this example at MySQL's forum, it is exactly what you need:
DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS proper;
SET GLOBAL log_bin_trust_function_creators=TRUE;
DELIMITER |
CREATE FUNCTION proper( str VARCHAR(128) )
RETURNS VARCHAR(128)
BEGIN
DECLARE c CHAR(1);
DECLARE s VARCHAR(128);
DECLARE i INT DEFAULT 1;
DECLARE bool INT DEFAULT 1;
DECLARE punct CHAR(17) DEFAULT ' ()[]{},.-_!#;:?/';
SET s = LCASE( str );
WHILE i < LENGTH( str ) DO
BEGIN
SET c = SUBSTRING( s, i, 1 );
IF LOCATE( c, punct ) > 0 THEN
SET bool = 1;
ELSEIF bool=1 THEN
BEGIN
IF c >= 'a' AND c <= 'z' THEN
BEGIN
SET s = CONCAT(LEFT(s,i-1),UCASE(c),SUBSTRING(s,i+1));
SET bool = 0;
END;
ELSEIF c >= '0' AND c <= '9' THEN
SET bool = 0;
END IF;
END;
END IF;
SET i = i+1;
END;
END WHILE;
RETURN s;
END;
|
DELIMITER ;