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SET DIRCASE

Specifies how directories are accessed on disk.

Syntax

SET DIRCASE LOWER | mixed | upper | <nDirCase>

Arguments

LOWER | mixed | upper | <nDirCase>

The case for directory access can be specified using a keyword or a numeric value for <nDirCase>.

Case sensitivity for directory access

Keyword	<nDirCase>	Description
MIXED *)	0	Mixed case is allowed
LOWER	1	Directories are converted to lower case
UPPER	2	Directories are converted to upper case
*) default

Description

SET DIRCASE defines how character strings programmed in xHarbour are converted before they are passed to the operating system for directory access. The command is only relevant when the operating system treats directory names differently by case. Windows is not case sensitive.

Info

See also:	Directory(), Set(), SET DIRSEPARATOR, SET FILECASE
Category:	Environment commands , SET commands , xHarbour extensions
Source:	rtl\set.c
LIB:	xhb.lib
DLL:	xhbdll.dll