Thanks Bill, Al, Dennis and all, This is exactly what I wanted to know. I was sure there was a way, but I'm always frustrated by looking for the right answer in the documentation. The list works better because as usual I got two good answers to choose from. The dictionary files are what I'm after.
Thanks again, Dave Billing Tall Tree Business Solutions ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Downall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 2:05 PM Subject: Re: Column and var names > > On Wed, 14 Aug 2002 09:56:50 -0400, David Billing wrote: > > > When I RS my programs it changes the mixed case to lower case. > >Is there a way around this? > > Dave, > > That's what rstyle.cas and rstyle.var are for. They hold all the names > that you want spelled in mixed case (rstyle.var for variables, rstyle.cas > for tables, columns, forms, etc.) You can read rstyle.new into them. > R:Style puts all words it finds in the source you are styling into > rstyle.new, unless it finds them in rstyle.cas or rstyle.var. And it uses > the mixed case spelling that it finds in rstyle.cas or rstyle.var in your > source code. > > In R:Code, I have rstyle.cas and rstyle.var listed in the "text files" field > under File Pickers in "Configure R:Code" (on the Display menu). After > rstyling a file, I open those and read rstyle.new into each, (or > sometimes cut and paste between), and edit them in rstyle.cas and > rstyle.var. I close the files in R:Code, because the next time you > rstyle, R:Style will not only re-capitalize your words for you, but will > also alphabetize rstyle.cas and rstyle.var. > > Use of these files also helps you find misspelling: Sometimes you will > find a variable name or column name in rstyle.new that you think > should have already been in rstyle.cas or rstyle.var. A closer look will > usually help you determine that you spelled it wrong somewhere in the > file you just R:Styled. > > Bill > > > > > > > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
