LOWCASE.EXE
                    Version 1.8, 1 Mar 1993
              Copyright (C) 1992-1993 Jack J. Chandler

Have read many queries on program to convert the names in
the PAF NAME2.DAT file to lower case.  This program does
just that.

LOWCASE.EXE can be used with no charge as long as not modified
in any way.  Program can be distributed as desired for the FREE
use of any and all users of PAF.

There is no error checking and program may crash if it runs into
bad data in the NAME2.DAT file.  If NAME2.DAT file cannot be
found, you will be asked to re-enter or to quit the program  Be
sure you have the correct location of your data files and try
again.

Some names may not be correctly converted.  MCDERMITT will be
converted as McDermitt.  MC DERMITT will be converted as Mc
Dermitt.  MAC DERMITT will be converted as Mac Dermitt.  See later
for conversion of MACDERMITT or MACDONALD type 'Mac' names that
do not have a space in the fourth character position.

J.J.CHASE will be converted as J.J.Chase.  J. J. CHASE will be
converted as J. J. Chase. JOHN HENRY, ESQ will be converted as
John Henry, Esq,  JOHN HENRY,ESQ will be converted as John Henry,
Esq, O'MALLEY will end up O'Malley, and JONES-BUCK will end up
Jones-Buck.   JONES/BUCK will end up as Jones/Buck.  JOHN'S TAVERN
will be converted as John's Tavern.

Other names with special prefixes are not converted as they
cannot be distinguished from common names with the same initial
letters.  Examples: names starting with 'de' are confused with
names such as Delmond, Dennis, etc.   Special procedure with a
query as with the 'Mac' names is not offered in this version since
the number of mis-hits is considered too great.

Names in parenthes or with a preceding question mark will be
converted as (WIDOW SMITH) to (Widow Smith) and ?WIDOW SMITH to
?Widow Smith.

Roman Numerals in the title field or in a name field, if separated
from other data by a space, will be left in upper case.  This will
hold for those numerals up to XXXIX (39 arabic).  Therefore, a name
like KING JAMES VII will be converted as King James VII.

The two letter upper case postal abbreviations for the U.S. states will
be maintained.  If you have intered these in your data base, you will
not lose them.  MASSACHUSETTS will be converted to Massachusetts,
MA will remain MA,  N.Y. will remain N.Y. and NY will remain NY.

Version 1.6 includes also the listed two letter codes for foreign
countries and for Canadian provinces.   Also the integrity of
the upper case three letter abbreviations USA, ENG, and IRE are
retained.

Version 1.8 includes option of selecting to convert the 'Mac'
names.  <A>ll can be converted, <N>one converted, or <P>rompted
for conversion.  When a name of this type is encountered under
the <P>rompted selection, the name will be displayed with the
first character in upper case, the next two characters in
lower case, the remainder in upper case.  Example: MacDONALD.
The query to convert the 'D' to lower case requires a 'Y' or 'N'
input.  If you desire MacDonald, answer 'N', for Macdonald answer
'Y'.  The remaining characters will then be converted to lower case.

'Mac' type names are not converted nor prompted for conversion if
the at least three characters do not follow the 'Mac'.  The name
'MACK' will be converted to 'Mack'.  Then name 'MACKE' will be converted
to 'Macke'.  The name 'MACKAY' will be converted to 'MacKay'.  Of
these only 'MACKAY' will offer the conversion prompt.

Version 1.8 corrects small bug which improperly converted names in
which the first three or four characters represented a Roman
Numeral.

Version 1.8 also corrected improper conversion of characters that
followed the quotation mark  and several others without an intervening
space that were inadvertantly removed in version 1.6.

This should give you an idea of what to expect and where to look
for names you may need to edit from within PAF.

Be sure you are working on a BACKUP copy of the NAME2.DAT file
and check the modified file with FRCHK before discarding your
original NAME2.DAT file.

LOWCASE.EXE can be run from any drive:\directory.

The author assumes no liability for any loss of data do to the use
of LOWCASE.EXE.

No registration required, but if you do find this program of use
to you, a donation of not more than $5.00 will be appreciated.


Jack J. Chandler, 812 Vermillion Dr., Henderson, NV  89015