TRANSLAT [(col1[col2])] [U|L|?] [n|ALL] TRThis command (please note: just like with all other exaEdit commands, the maximal length of this command is 8 letters, this means there is no E at the end of it.) translates lower case in upper case letters (parameter U) and upper case in lower case letters (parameter L). In this context, `letters' means the 26 letters of the common alphabet (i.e. no German umlauts).
If neither U nor L is given, TRANSLAT will do the same as it has done in the preceding call during the current exaEdit session. When starting exaEdit, the behaviour of TRANSLAT is switched to U. The status of the switch can be queried by using the parameter ?, after which no other parameters may be given. The possible messages exaEdit returns are:
Translation to upper case
Translation to lower case
If a number n is given as last parameter, n lines will be translated, beginning with the current line. If there are fewer than n lines left in the file, the usual message
End of data
All columns of the line to be changed will be translated if no other specification is given. By giving the first and the last column in parentheses as first parameter, the columns can be limited. If you give only one number within the parentheses, the translation will take place from this column to the end of the line. Another way of limiting the translation area is using the command ZONE. As usual, if both ZONE and a restriction in the TRANSLAT command are active, the latter one prevails.