UPPER

Converts the string to uppercase letters.

Syntax

UPPER(STRING)

Arguments

STRING

Type: string

A sequence of characters.

Returns

Type: string

STRING in uppercase letters.

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Examples

"SELECT UPPER('a') = 'A' AND UPPER('abc') = 'ABC' AND UPPER('123') = '123' AND UPPER('abc') = 'ABC' AND UPPER('-=@#$') = '-=@#$' AND UPPER(null) is null AND UPPER(CAST(null as varchar)) is null"

STRING	Output
a	A
abc	ABC
123	123
abc	ABC
-=@#$	-=@#$
null	null

Transformation job example

SQL

CREATE JOB function_operator_example
    ADD_MISSING_COLUMNS = true	
AS INSERT INTO default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_transformed_data 
  MAP_COLUMNS_BY_NAME
    SELECT 
        customer_firstname,
        UPPER(customer_firstname) AS upper_firstname
    FROM default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_raw_data 
    WHERE $commit_time BETWEEN run_start_time() AND run_end_time()
    LIMIT 3;

Query result

customer_firstname	upper_firstname
Charles	CHARLES
Angela	ANGELA
Margaret	MARGARET