====== pears.proper ======
<WRAP center round info>
Generated schema reference. Regenerate this page from the SQL unload; keep hand-maintained business notes in the narrative namespace.
</WRAP>

===== Original SQL =====
<code sql>
create function "pears"."proper"( 
  /* Application Maintained Function / Procedure - DO NOT EDIT*/
  in "OldString" char(255) ) 
returns char(255)
begin
  declare "NewString" char(255);
  declare "StringLength" smallint;
  declare "CurrentChar" char(1);
  declare "LastChar" char(1);
  declare "CurrentPos" smallint;
  if "OldString" is null then return(null)
  end if;
  set "oldstring" = "lower"("oldstring");
  set "stringlength" = "length"("OldString");
  set "CurrentPos" = 1;
  set "NewString" = '';
  "process": loop
    set "CurrentChar" = "substr"("OldString","CurrentPos",1);
    if "CurrentPos" = 1 then
      set "currentchar" = "upper"("currentchar")
    else
      set "LastChar" = "substr"("OldString","CurrentPos"-1,1);
      if "ascii"("lower"("lastchar")) not between 97 and 122 and("ascii"("lastchar") not between 128 and 154) and("ascii"("lastchar") not between 160 and 165) then
        set "CurrentChar" = "upper"("CurrentChar")
      end if end if;
    set "NEWString" = "Newstring" || "CurrentChar";
    set "CurrentPos" = "CurrentPos"+1;
    if "CurrentPos" > "StringLength" then leave "process"
    end if
  end loop "process";
  return("NewString")
end
</code>