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The $PROPER function shifts the first letter of each word in a string to upper case and all other letters in the string to lower case. Words are delimited by white space (tabs, newlines, blanks) or punctuation (: ; , . ! ?).
See also: LOWER, UPPER
$PROPER( <column_spec } 'string' > )
Required. A string or scalar_expression that evaluates to a string.
select $proper(company), upper(company), lower(company) from customers where company='systems'
$PROPER: Dynamic Information Systems Corporation