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Uppercase and Lowercase Variables

By default, when character data is assigned to a target variable, the data is converted to uppercase.

If you want to manipulate lowercase character data, use the &CONTROL NOUCASE processing option within your procedure. The NOUCASE option stops the automatic translation of character data to uppercase on assignment statements.