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Re^2: Splitting/joining on different characters

by SirBones (Friar)
on May 25, 2006 at 19:02 UTC ( [id://551675]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: Splitting/joining on different characters
in thread Splitting/joining on different characters

People get touchy about their names ...

It's a good point, but I work for a BIG COMPANY and they spell our names any way they like. :-) But well taken; I think I need to have a couple of conversations about that.

Ken

"This bounty hunter is my kind of scum: Fearless and inventive." --J.T. Hutt
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Re^3: Splitting/joining on different characters
by bpphillips (Friar) on May 25, 2006 at 19:37 UTC
    You might find Lingua::EN::NameCase useful. It includes support for quite a few of the special rules for name capitalization. A quick search on the code seems to indicate it wouldn't handle 'brian d foy' correctly though!

    --Brian

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