[SOLVED] proper name format (first letter capitalized)?

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12 years 3 months ago - 11 years 11 months ago #191048 by ThePiston

[SOLVED] proper name format (first letter capitalized)? was created by ThePiston

Is it possible to ensure that a user doesn't use all lower case or all upper case in a field? I'd like to save certain fields with first letter of each word capitalized if possible.

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12 years 3 months ago #191100 by krileon

Replied by krileon on topic Re: proper name format (first letter capitalized)?

You could use CB Auto Action with a query action and uppercase the first letter of the string/column after the registration trigger. This would automate the process. I believe I've posted a query to upper case the first letter and lowercase the rest, but you'll have to search as can't recall the thread.

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12 years 3 months ago #191113 by ThePiston

Replied by ThePiston on topic Re: proper name format (first letter capitalized)?

searched hi and low but found no query.

how about this?

UPDATE #__comprofiler
SET firstname =
CONCAT(UCASE(substr(firstname,1,1)), substr(firstname,2));

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12 years 3 months ago #191142 by krileon

Replied by krileon on topic Re: proper name format (first letter capitalized)?

Confirmed the below works.

First letter uppercase:

UPDATE `#__comprofiler` SET `firstname` = CONCAT( UCASE( substr( `firstname`, 1, 1 ) ), substr( `firstname`, 2 ) ) WHERE `id` = '[user_id]'

First letter uppercase and rest lowercase:

UPDATE `#__comprofiler` SET `firstname` = CONCAT( UCASE( substr( `firstname`, 1, 1 ) ), LCASE( substr( `firstname`, 2 ) ) ) WHERE `id` = '[user_id]'

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12 years 3 months ago - 12 years 3 months ago #191281 by ThePiston

Replied by ThePiston on topic Re: proper name format (first letter capitalized)?

I found a nice function to do this here: joezack.com/index.php/2008/10/20/mysql-capitalize-function/

I have tested it and it does work well.

Does this set up look ok? Can I run more than one query in the box so I can also do firstname and lastname with one trigger?

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12 years 3 months ago #191287 by krileon

Replied by krileon on topic Re: proper name format (first letter capitalized)?

Does this set up look ok?

You're missing a trigger. Your query also has unnecessary line breaks; try to keep it 1 line and let it wordwrap if needed.

Can I run more than one query in the box so I can also do firstname and lastname with one trigger?

Yup, end your first query with a ; then add a line break (press enter/return) and add a new query. You can add as many as you like actually.

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