Convert text in PascalCase
DECLARE @T TABLE
(
ID INT PRIMARY KEY,
CITTA VARCHAR(50)
)
INSERT INTO @T
SELECT 1, 'ABANO TERME' UNION ALL SELECT 2, 'ROMA' UNION ALL SELECT 3, 'ISOLA D''ASTI';
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#HolderTable') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #HolderTable
CREATE TABLE #HolderTable
(
Idx INT IDENTITY(1,1) PRIMARY KEY,
ID INT,
Word VARCHAR(50)
)
CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX ix ON #HolderTable(ID)
;
WITH T1 AS
(
SELECT ID, CAST(N'<root><r>' + REPLACE(REPLACE(CITTA, '''', '''</r><r>'), ' ', ' </r><r>') + '</r></root>' AS XML) AS xl
FROM @T
)
INSERT INTO #HolderTable
SELECT ID,
r.value('.','NVARCHAR(MAX)') AS Item
FROM T1
CROSS APPLY
xl.nodes('//root/r') AS RECORDS(r)
SELECT
ID,
(SELECT STUFF(LOWER(Word),1,1,UPPER(LEFT(Word,1))) FROM #HolderTable WHERE [@T].ID = #HolderTable.ID ORDER BY Idx FOR XML PATH('') )
FROM @T [@T]
I encourage you to try the code I posted in a blog a while ago. I suspect it will accommodate your requirements very well, and also perform better than many of the other methods.
SQL Server Proper Case Function
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.Proper(@DATA VARCHAR(8000))
RETURNS VARCHAR(8000)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @Position INT
SELECT @DATA = STUFF(LOWER(@DATA), 1, 1, UPPER(LEFT(@DATA, 1))),
@Position = PATINDEX('%[^a-zA-Z][a-z]%', @DATA COLLATE Latin1_General_Bin)
WHILE @Position > 0
SELECT @DATA = STUFF(@DATA, @Position, 2, UPPER(SUBSTRING(@DATA, @Position, 2))),
@Position = PATINDEX('%[^a-zA-Z][a-z]%', @DATA COLLATE Latin1_General_Bin)
RETURN @DATA
END
This function is a bit faster than most because it only loops once for each word that requires a capital letter.
Try the below function (adjust string type as appropriate). Just don't use this in a WHERE clause - and consider the performance ramifications elsewhere. The 12345678 is just some arbitrarily large value that you might want to replace with something more appropriate!
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.ufn_PascalCase(@str AS VARCHAR(MAX)) RETURNS VARCHAR(MAX)
BEGIN
SET @str = LOWER(@str)
DECLARE @result VARCHAR(MAX) = ''
DECLARE @spaceIndex INTEGER = CHARINDEX(' ', @str)
WHILE @spaceIndex > 0
BEGIN
SET @result += UPPER(SUBSTRING(@str, 1, 1)) + SUBSTRING(@str, 2, @spaceIndex - 2)
SET @str = SUBSTRING(@str, @spaceIndex + 1, 12345678)
SET @spaceIndex = CHARINDEX(' ', @str)
END
SET @result += UPPER(SUBSTRING(@str, 1, 1)) + SUBSTRING(@str, 2, 12345678)
RETURN @result
END